A man dressed in all black tactile equipment walks down a sidewalk. Title, Run, Hide, Fight, Surviving an Active Shooter Event
Office building full of people on phones, computers, carrying coffee.
Smiling employees at desks. Security guard chats. Man in black wearing sunglasses continues to walk confidently outside the building. Text, 21 killed, 19 wounded eating fast food.
Text, 32 killed, 25 wounded attending classes
Text, 6 killed and 13 wounded at a shopping center
Text, 13 killed, 29 wounded at work
Man in black enters building. People go about their business in offices and conference rooms. Security guard and woman stand near elevator smiling. Man in black walks past them and removes back pack, pulls out gun.
Woman in copy room.
Bodies throughout lobby
People in offices jump at sounds, stand up.
Woman crawls under desk.
Man and woman run
Pulls woman from under desk.
Man peaks around corner, motions to women, they run to stairwell.
The three run up stairs and out door
Run out of building, see a man wearing headphones
Pulls man by arm
Text, Run. when an active shooter is in your vicinity, If there is an escape path, attempt to evacuate, Evacuate whether others agree to or not, Leave your belongings behind, Help others escape if possible, Prevent others from entering the area, Call 9 1 1 when you're safe.
Woman in copy room closes door.
Group in conference room look up, startled.
Looks in hallway, closes door.
Pushes table in front.
Woman rolls copy machine to door
Shooter pulls on locked copy room door
Text, Hide. If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide. Lock and or block the door, Silence your cell phone, Hide behind large objects, Remain very quiet. Your hiding place should be out of the shooter's view, provide protection if shots are fired in your direction, not trap or restrict your movement.
Holds fire extinguisher
Shooter opens conference room door. Four people stand ready to charge, one cowers. Text, fight as a last resort and only if your life is in danger. Attempt to incapacitate the shooter, act with physical aggression, improvise weapons, commit to your actions.
Law enforcement enters
Two officers and two men in camouflage walk past bodies, guns drawn.
Text, 9 1 1, when law enforcement arrives remain calm and follow instructions, keep your hands visible at all times, avoid pointing or yelling, know that help for the injured is on the way.
People run from the building, hands in air
The group from the conference room join several others crouching behind a fire truck, law enforcement directing them.
Text, Run, Hide, Fight, Surviving an active shooter event is a Department of Homeland Security Grant funded project of the Regional Catastrophic Planning Initiative. Produced by the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. Ready Houston.
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