Shots Fired: An Active Shooter Training Program
The Appalachian State University Police Department is offering training to departments on how to respond to an "active shooter" in the workplace or on campus. This training is approximately 60 - 90 minutes with response techniques and Q & A. This training will help you get in the right mindset if you are ever confronted with an active shooter.
Contact the Appalachian Investigations Unit at any of the numbers below to learn more about it or to register your department for the training.
- Detective K.C. Mitchell: mitchellk@appstate.edu or ext. 6176
- Detective Corley: corleywt@appstate.edu or ext. 6439
- Detective Tolbert: tolbertld1@appstate.edu or ext. 6581
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Edited transcript of promotional video
Although Appalachian State University and the Boone community are both very safe, we cannot guarantee an environment free of violence. We want students, faculty and staff to know how to respond should you be faced with a potentially violent criminal act.
Appalachian does not allow weapons on campus. If you see a person with a weapon, protect yourself. Do not approach them. Report the incident to the police.
If shots are fired, seek safe shelter, call the police and alert others to the situation.
An active shooter is defined as an armed person who is causing death and/or injury and is continuing to do so with access to other victims.
If there is an active shooter in your building, exit the building if you can. Do not waste time - leave backpacks, purses, etc. in the room.
If there is an active shooter in your vicinity, escape the area if you can and seek safe shelter. If you cannot escape the area, hide yourself. Call 911 and tell the operator your name, location and describe the situation. Describe the shooter if you can. Stay on the phone and continue to update the 911 operator. Stay calm.
When the police arrive on the scene, be calm and cooperative. Keep your hands empty and tell the officers what they need to know. Police officers must ensure that the shooter is no longer a threat before rescue operations may begin. Leave the building or the area only when the officers tell you to.
Be prepared. Add these numbers to your phone:
- On-campus police emergency: Dial (828) 262-8000
- Off-campus police emergency: Dial 911
- Medical and other emergencies: Dial 911
- University Police: (828) 262-2150
