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active shooter

[ ak-tiv shoo-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who is presently using a gun to shoot people in a confined and populated area.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of active shooter1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Code Silver is a hospital code for a person with a weapon, an active shooter or a hostage situation, according to the Hospital Assn. of Southern California.

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Students were warned to shelter in place at Claremont McKenna College and police worked to clear the area following reports of a possible active shooter Thursday evening.

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The Claremont Police Department received a call of an active shooter on campus around 5 p.m. and was working with regional agencies to respond to the potential threat, the department said in a 6:20 p.m. statement.

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“It’s not like it’s an active shooter with a gun that’s shooting people, but it still makes me scared,” said resident Diana George.

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"People started running and getting under tables like it was an active shooter drill," he told the BBC.

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