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ENFORCEMENT. THEY CERTAINLY
TAKE A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN
ANYONE ELSE.
NEWS 10'S PATSY KELLY TALKED
WITH POLICE THIS AFTERNOON TO
SEE HOW THEY HANDLE AN EMERGENCY
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
SHE'S JOINS US LIVE IN THE
STUDIO.
PATSY..
MARK.. PATRECE.. POLICE SAY
THEIR FIRST
RESPONSE WOULD BE TO GO.
INITALLY, EVERYONE ON
DUTY HEARING THE CALL WOULD
IMMEDIATELY HEAD IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE INCIDENT. THE
FIRST OFFICER ON
SCENE WOULD GO TOWARD THE SHOTS.
WE TALKED WITH TERRE HAUTE
POLICE CHIEF JOHN PLASSE.
HE SAYS THE MAIN THING AND FIRST
OBJECTIVE IS TO STOP THE
THREAT AT ALL COSTS. WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE
IS AREA SWAT TEAM TRAINING
VIDEO.
ONCE THE SHOOTER HAS BEEN TAKEN
CARE OF, POLICE
WOULD THEN COMB THE AREA TO MAKE
SURE THERE AREN'T
ANY MORE THREATS. THEY WOULD
THEN EVALUATE
THE WOUNDED AND WORK TO EVACUATE
THE AREA.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
LAYOUTS OF ALL AREA SCHOOLS TO
HELP THEM KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO
GO.
CHIEF PLASSE WANTS TO STRESS,
DURING AN ACTIVE
SHOOTING SITUATION, ANYONE CLOSE
SHOULD FLEE THE
AREA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
DON'T GO TOWARD THE
SHOOTING, MAKING YOURSELF
ANOTHER
POSSIBLE TARGET. CHIEF PLASSE
SAYS THEIR WHOLE DEPARTMENT IS
EXTREMELY SADDENED TO
HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN
CONNETICUT.
HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
PREPARED FOR ANY SIMILAR
INCIDENT HERE IN THE COUNTY.
"SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS
TERRIBLE. I HOPE WE NEVER, EVER
HAVE TO
SEE THAT HERE. I THINK IF IT
WOULD EVER HAPPEN AND
WE'RE NOT PREPARED AT LEAST TO
KNOW WHAT TO DO, WE MAKE IT
WORSE BY NOT TAKING PRECAUTIONS
TO SAVE AS MANY
PEOPLE AS WE CAN IF IT WOULD
OCCUR."
THIS PAST SUMMER, CHIEF PLASSE
SAYS THE DEPARTMENT
WORKED WITH AREA SCHOOLS TO
DEVELOP A PLAN IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
SCHOOLS REGARDING A PLAN OF
ACTION.
WE JUST RECEIVED WORD RIGHT
BEFORE THIS NEWSCAST
THAT, IN RESPONSE TO TODAY'S
EVENTS, VIGO COUNTY
DAYSHIFT PATROL DEPUTIES WILL
IMMEDIATELY BEGIN FOOT
PATROLS INSIDE ALL VIGO COUNTY
MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS. EACH SCHOOL WILL BE
VISITED
ON A DAILY BASIS. MARK..
PATRECE ....BACK TO YOU..
THANK YOU PATSY.
AS WE'VE MENTIONED.. THE GUNMAN
.. ADAM LANZA USED TWO