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Officers practice for active shooter scenarios
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Special blue weapons that shoot colored paintballs are used during an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training session. Multiple law enforcement agencies take part in the event, which trains law enforcement how to handle active shooters indoors.
Inside the old Hall County Jail, two hostages barricaded the kitchen with a shooter shouting to get his check. For the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training course Tuesday, a group of officers had the mission of protecting the hostages and subduing the suspect. The training, hosted this week by the Gainesville Police Department, prepares officers on the local, state and federal level for active shooter scenarios.