Answer:
Approximately 60-70% of the time. A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013, published by the FBI in 2014, concluded that 60% of the active shooting events ended before police officers arrived on the scene. Apex Officer, a virtual reality training and provider of training simulators for law enforcement, citing the 2013 FBI study, reports that at least 66.9 percent of all active shooter incidents ended before the police arrived at the scene. However, the average dynamic shooter events do not last very long.
Apex Officer notes that 69.8 percent of the active shooter incidents ended in 5 minutes or less. (Of the 63 incidents where the duration of the event was known.) According to Amber Box Gunshot Detection, the average active shooter event lasts for 12.5 minutes, and it takes an average of 5 minutes before someone calls the police following a gunshot.
Active shooter incidents typically end in one of four ways:
- The shooter commits suicide.
- The shooter and law enforcement engage in a firefight.
- Unarmed citizens successfully restrained the shooter.
- Armed citizens exchange gunfire with the shooter.
First responders arriving on the scene faster to an active shooter incident permits them to curtail the attack and prevent further injury. The quick response also provides medical personnel the ability to deliver aid to any victims experiencing life-threatening medical emergencies.
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