This is a very good documentary on The Virginia tech Shootings that traces the origins of Seung Hui Cho. Its well worth the hour and will give you insights into the mind and unpredictability of a this killer. The information contained in the documentary will help in prevention and threat assessments efforts in reducing these type of tragedies from occurring.  

Read the article and watch the video Active Shootings 2.1 explaining the problems and recommended solutions to active shootings.

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A positive police article on the active shooter response at the Northern Virginia Community College that ended with no injuries. A 20 year old male shot at professor and missed.

After a shooter started firing in a building at Northern Virginia Community College's Woodbridge campus last week, police rushed in to try to stop the violence.

That, in and of itself, doesn't seem like news. Seems like what they're supposed to do.

EL CERRITO -- A police officer was assigned to Portola Middle School in El Cerrito on Wednesday and it's already having an effect.

Police say the officer's presence has helped them solve a crime committed on campus at lunchtime on Monday, when a group of students allegedly knocked down a band teacher and pelted her with rocks.

Police say five students have been arrested -- three boys and two girls -- ranging in age from 13 to 14.

Officials say some of the students are still in juvenile hall; others were released to their parents.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana House members have rejected a contentious proposal to allow concealed handguns on university campuses.

The bill would have required colleges in the state to allow people with concealed handgun permits to carry those weapons on the campuses, which are now so-called "gun-free" zones. Continue reading

CAMBRIDGE - A plot to rob a marijuana dealer inside a Harvard residence hall Monday went badly awry and ended with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Cambridge man, authorities said yesterday, as details began to emerge about two female Harvard students who knew both the victim and his alleged assailants.

IRVINE, Calif. — Students and teachers at UC Irvine were shaken Wednesday when officials sent out a campus alert saying they were responding to reports of a camouflaged man with a rifle on campus, a report that was later downgraded when police determined that it was probably just a student carrying a paintball gun.

UC Irvine has a campus paintball team that meets for practice Wednesday evenings, but a past team vice president said that the group doesn't allow members to carry paintball guns on campus and that members never wear camouflage.

LAROSE, La. —  A Louisiana middle school student who stormed into a classroom Monday and fired a gunshot over a teacher's head, then shot himself in a bathroom had detailed plans for a rampage in a journal and suicide note, authorities said.

The 15-year-old student, whose name was not released, fired once around 9 a.m. local time inside a classroom at Larose-Cut Off Middle School, then shot himself in the head, said Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre. He was in critical but stable condition. The teacher had never taught the teen.

These eight considerations can help college and university officials rethink this age-old dilemma. - by Cmdr. Shad U. Ahmed

College officials often weigh whether they should use lethal or less-lethal weapons. Post Virginia Tech, some of the campus security and police departments that traditionally have not been armed are revisiting this topic.

NORWALK, Ohio — A 13-year-old Ohio boy has been arrested for allegedly making threats against teachers and classmates. The boy, who had two rifles and 400 rounds of ammunition, had a school hit list, according to reports.

Authorities say officers investigating a missing person report filed by the boy’s parents found a journal with the names of 33 classmates and teachers at Norwalk Catholic School who were indirectly threatened, reported the Associated Press.

The boy was arrested on May 13 after a daylong nationwide search.