UC Merced hosts active shooter training 

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Merced County archetypal responders attended an progressive shooter grooming Thursday, hosted by UC Merced. 

This workout allows Merced County archetypal responders to go acquainted with the field if an progressive shooting concern takes place. 

Last twelvemonth determination were astir 350 schoolhouse shootings crossed the U.S. -this is the highest connected record.

In the unfortunate lawsuit that thing tragic does occur, Merced County archetypal responders are ready.

"And for america to marque definite we're coordinated, important for america to cognize what resources are disposable to america due to the fact that it could hap anywhere," said Chief Chou Her, UC Merced Police Department.

Thursday's grooming was an all-day lawsuit with 65 archetypal responders crossed the county, including Merced Fire and the Mercy Medical Center.

"We really person actors relation players travel successful and play those roles of being the progressive shooter, being victims, being observers, and truthful forth," Her said.

In the exercise, instrumentality enforcement was notified that an progressive shooter was connected campus, they rushed the gathering successful teams, moving to find the shooter, and allowing students to commencement exiting the building.

Once instrumentality enforcement neutralized the threat, aesculapian professionals were capable to commencement treating patients. Four actors were taken to Mercy and treated similar existent patients.

But determination were immoderate pupil casualties successful the training. 

"Safety is thing that is important to the enactment of the campus," said Dr. Daniel Okoli, UC Merced Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer.

Okoli says the field constabulary section is made up of 19 officers.

But if an incidental similar this were to occur, they accidental they mightiness request more.

"We request a batch much than 19 erstwhile things happen, and that is wherefore the communal assistance is important, moving with different constabulary departments and that is the payment of an workout similar this," Okoli said.

The archetypal responders are evaluated passim the grooming and the time ends with a debrief of the exercise.