Descriptions & Equivalents
- bystanders sent cowering
- chaotic scene unfolded
- cops came in with guns drawn
- didn't know what the man would do next
- dressed in all black
- employees barricaded themselves behind locked doors
- first responders/emergency personnel were there in minutes
- gunman wore body armor
- had to duck down and cover
- heard a popping noise
- heavily armed
- He's got a gun. He's got a gun
- hostages ran outside,
- hid under their desk
- if you see something say something
- it all happened so fast
- law enforcement agencies swarmed the campus
- lights were dimmed
- lock your doors
- officer down
- officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter
- people were screaming
- police raided the building
- police searched for the suspect
- prowled the mall with a rifle
- pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots
- Rapid Response Team
- residents were warned to stay inside
- run and escape
- several people started crying
- shelter in place
- shoppers huddled together in a restroom
- shooter at large
- shooter was a disgruntled employee who kept to himself
- shooter was neutralized
- soft target
- sounded like a firecracker
- suspect was downed adjacent to the food court area
- suspect knew his victims
- switchboard was flooded with calls
- ten magazines of ammunition
- thought it was fireworks
- vicious randomness of the rampage
- witnesses described a frantic, chaotic scene
Active Shooter. A person with a gun shooting people, usually civilians, usually as they go about their everyday lives. There was an active shooter at the mall.
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