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Police exercise simulates a gunman on campus at Marywood University!
Police exercise simulates a gunman on campus at Marywood University! - Friday, May 23, 2008 at 1:55PM EST
Reported by: David DeCosmo WYOU TV News
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 01:55pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Police and emergency responders from Scranton and Dunmore conducted a training exercise at Marywood University Friday to test their prepardness to deal with a gunman on campus.
The sinario envisioned an armed gunman and several wounded students in the William McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. Patrol cars from the city and Dunmore were dispatched to the scene A team of officers then entered the building where they opened fire on the officer acting as the gunman.
Scranton Police Chief David Elliott says he believes drills like the one held at Marywood should be conducted several times each year at both High Schools and colleges in the area so that police, school security officers, faculty, and students will know what do do in a real emergency situation. | |
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