Law enforcement and emergency personnel are now more prepared to deal with an active school shooter. Independence Police Chief Jerry Harrison says this is a topic no one wants to think about, but says police need to be prepared to respond to a situation that's very different than their usual work.

 

Harrison says their training focuses on getting to the threat and neutralizing it quickly, throwing usual protocols out the window. He says this recent training was very realistic.

 

In addition to the Independence Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Coffeyville Police Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Independence Fire and EMS, Labette Health, Montgomery County Emergency Management, Caney Police Department, Cherryvale Police Department and USD 446 also participated in the training.