How do we stop the killing? A new podcast by a former FBI special agent aims to answer that question
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Katherine Schweit is passionate and committed in her mission: To educate the public about how to prevent mass shootings, as well as how to improve your chances of survival if you find yourself faced with an active shooter.
Her drive comes from years spent leading the FBI’s active shooter response program where she authored the seminal research,?A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States, 2000-2013.?
Schweit recently published “Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis,” which is also the premise of her new podcast, Stop the Killing. Each episode takes a deep dive into some of the worst mass shooter events in the United States, including the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, the Colorado Century 16 theatre shooting and the Route 91 Music Festival shooting in Las Vegas.
The content could make for grim listening, but Schweit’s goal is to both educate and empower civilians to act by discussing what happened at each incident, what we know about the killers and what possibly could have been done to prevent these tragedies.
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Each episode is divided into sections so listeners can see how themes connect from incident to incident. Schweit begins by breaking down what happened during each active shooter event, including the law enforcement response, then moves on to what we know about the background of each killer, finally closing each episode with descriptions of some of the amazing acts of heroism on display during some of the darkest days America has faced over the past few decades.
If there is one overriding message Schweit wants listeners to take away it is that of “See something, say something.” She spends considerable time talking about the “leakage” related to each incident, that is the information each killer revealed to family members, friends, or teachers about their intent to commit an act of unimaginable violence.
On November 14, 2019, I received the text that all parents dread: My son’s middle school was on lockdown following an active shooter incident in the same school district, during which a student shot five schoolmates, killing two, before killing himself. I am forever grateful for the dedication of professionals like Katherine Schweit and all law enforcement professionals who respond to such incidents to help stop the killing.
Katherine Schweit was also a guest on Police1’s Policing Matters podcast. Listen to that episode here.
Behavior Interventionist Safe Schools Expert Choctaw Nicoma Park Student Services Department
3 年One has to think for an adolescent to succumb to drastic measures of wanting to harm his peers in a school setting, there *possibly* had to have had signs of his mental state. That along with having access to a firearm is what is SO unfortunate in our communities across our country with these heinous acts of aggression.
Attorney, Author, FBI Agent Executive (Ret.),Crisis/Mass Shooting Expert and Creator of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program, Speaker, Stop the Killing podcast co-host, DePaul U. College of Law adjunct faculty, Board Member
3 年Thank you for sharing this and spreading the word, it means a lot. We have a mission to inform the public. I believe they are key to ending gun violence and it starts with knowledge. Listen here: apple.co/3c0brDr