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Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The group was put together after the 2018 Parkland school shooting.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training Active shooter training has evolved over the years. Before, agencies would make sure they had numbers, now there's a push to move more quickly.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training "From waiting for maybe a four-man unit to arrive, or a small unit element, to now, it's a single-officer response," Leesburg Police Dept. Captain Joe Iozzi said.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training Now, Captain Iozzi says, in many situations when there's an active shooter, that initial officer is expected to go in alone.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training In these exercises, officers learn how to move through a crowd, simulate pushing past people fleeing, and how to move quietly and quickly in the face of noise and other distractions.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training "Literally, it happens anywhere and everywhere, big towns, small towns. And it's important to make sure that everybody is properly prepared to address it whenever, wherever," Captain Iozzi said.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
Leesburg police host specialized active shooter training The Leesburg Police Department is host to a specialized FDLE training unit focused on active shooter situations.
