How to Use active shooter in a Sentence

active shooter

noun

• It is safely locked, so in the case of an active shooter the teacher has to get the key to unlock the gun.
  — For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
• The first report of an active shooter came in around 10:20 a.m.
  — Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
• And even if a school does have an SRO, they may not be armed or equipped to respond to an active shooter.
  — Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | [e-mail], al, 31 Mar. 2023
• But that’s what we’re trained to do — go after active shooters.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2024
• Police said the nature of the call was changed to an active shooter call as officers were on the way.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2024
• There was no active shooter, and the mall reopened after about an hour.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• My younger sister called me and said there was an active shooter at Jackie’s school.
  — Michelle Tauber, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
• Experts say the best response to an active shooter is a forceful one.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
• Her husband called her at work and told her there was an active shooter at Oxford High.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
• And my daughter goes to school and there was an active shooter on her campus within that same month, as well.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 July 2024
• Today, stop, drop, and roll has been replaced with active shooter drills.
  — Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Mar. 2024
• An active shooter alert went out to all school parents, Keast said, noting James Crumbley went home to check for the gun.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
• Amid the initial chaos, police were called to the scene for an alleged active shooter, setting off a frenzy at the airport.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
• The caller claimed there was an active shooter in a particular room at Mt. Healthy High School, the district said.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• There have been more than 230 school shootings in the United States over the past decade and active shooter drills have become routine in students’ lives.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• The conversation on a recent night turned to active shooter drills, because a few of our kids had just gone through one at each of their schools.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• The idea for the active shooter kits came from one of the officers who was shot and injured that day: Officer Jack Blowers, Bokhari said.
  — Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
• Georgia is required by law to hold active shooter drills.
  — Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
• Police had for months reported a huge surge in fake claims about active shooters at schools and colleges.
  — Jeff Amy, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2023
• State police troopers were dispatched to the hospital on a call of an active shooter, Hall said.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Authorities said the first report of an active shooter came in at 10:20 a.m. ET.
  — Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 4 Sep. 2024
• Police responded that Thursday to the church on a report of an active shooter.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2023
• Police received a call about an active shooter at 10:13 a.m.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2023
• Police were called to the scene after receiving calls about an active shooter.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 6 July 2024
• Officers were first called to the gym on reports of an active shooter, which turned out to be inaccurate.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• There are no indications of an active shooter at this time.
  — Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
• Police received the initial call about an active shooter at 10:13 a.m.
  — Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
• Many called for law enforcement officers at all schools to cut down on response time in case of an active shooter or other threat to students.
  — Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Police did not say in the video whether the student ever fired any shots or why the incident was changed from a person with a weapon to an active shooter call while officers were en route.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
• The company then deploys drones to follow an active shooter.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024