Atlanta police officers train to respond to school shooting

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Officers with the Atlanta Police Division skilled on how to reply to an energetic college shooter.

Thursday’s coaching for Tactical Discipline Operators, officers from all through the town with extra coaching to reply to such an occasion, came about on the closed Venetian Hills Elementary Faculty in southwest Atlanta.

The coaching centered on how single officers would reply in the event that they confirmed as much as a scene first.

“We’re pushing no hesitation. The extra time that we wait to go in, the extra potential there’s for hurt to any individual,” mentioned Sgt. Stephen Krieger with the Atlanta Police Academy.

Instructors wish to make certain officers are ready to reply to a wide range of situations, from an energetic shooter to a barricaded gunman. The officers skilled on what they might do earlier than backup or SWAT arrived.

“With the incident that occurred in Texas, we wish to make certain Atlanta law enforcement officials are ready to deal with any scenario they might come throughout,” mentioned Krieger.

After every situation, the officers debriefed with an teacher about what went effectively and what may have gone higher.

“The explanation we do a wide range of situations is to pressure them to make choices underneath stress. So, one situation isn’t going to use to all; there’s not one reply, there’s not one resolution that matches all issues,” mentioned Krieger.

He mentioned, “We simply need our officers to be prepared. We wish to shield our residents the perfect we are able to and by doing this coaching, hopefully, they’re extra ready to try this.”

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