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Officers offer active shooter response techniques

Knowing surroundings, exits aid in surviving

An attendee of the Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events training seminar takes notes Wednesday at the Gainesville Public Safety Complex. One key method taught during the seminar to being able to survive an active shooter incident is knowing your surroundings and where all of the exits are located. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0818CRASE 0005 — An attendee of the Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events training seminar takes notes Wednesday at the Gainesville Public Safety Complex. One key method taught during the seminar to being able to survive an active shooter incident is knowing your surroundings and where all of the exits are located. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Starting as an officer at 21, Cpl. Drew Reed said he thought everybody loved police. “I did, until I got into a fight with a guy who robbed a Kangaroo and he wouldn’t show me his hands,” the Gainesville Police corporal said. He later saw that the man was reaching for a knife.