The mostly empty campus at San Benito High School became a
training ground Tuesday for local authorities, who conducted a
session to get officers familiar with possible ‘active shooter’
scenarios and how to react. Carrying unloaded weapons, they acted
out how they would approach such a situation in different areas of
campus, both outside and inside.
The mostly empty campus at San Benito High School became a training ground Tuesday for local authorities, who conducted a session to get officers familiar with possible “active shooter” scenarios and how to react.
About 20 officers from area agencies – including the sheriff’s office, police department, highway patrol and parks and recreation department – gathered at the school and broke down into smaller groups. Carrying unloaded weapons, they acted out how they would approach such a situation in different areas of campus, both outside and inside.
“An active shooter is someone who’s actually engaging innocent people,” said Sgt. Kelly Burbank of the county sheriff’s office, who led one of the teams.
Such exercises have become more common throughout the country in light of several school shootings over the past two decades, while the sheriff’s office has conducted one annually at the high school in recent years.
For an expanded story, look to The Weekend Pinnacle on Friday.
