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For incidents involving an active assailant with a weapon, every situation is different. You'll have to quickly evaluate the situation and choose the best course of action. If you become aware of an active assailant, you have three options: RUN, HIDE, or FIGHT.
If you become aware of someone in your building who has a weapon and is shooting or threatening to harm others:
- Get out of the building immediately if you can do so without putting yourself in harm's way. Leave your belongings behind.
- Notify anyone along the way to get out.
- Take shelter in another building or leave campus if your are able to safely do so.
- Keep your hands up and out of your purse or pockets if you encounter the police.
- Call Public Safety at 941-359-7500 or dial 9-1-1 when it is safe to do so.
If you are unable to leave the building:
- Lock yourself inside of a room and move furniture in front of the door.
- Cover the windows and turn off any lights.
- Silence your mobile device(s).
- Do not answer the door for anyone.
- Ignore any fire alarms as it may be a trick to draw people into the open.
- Call Public Safety at 941-359-7500 or dial 9-1-1 when it is safe to do so.
As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, try to disrupt or take down the shooter, preferably with one or more persons to "swarm" the assailant.
- Act as aggressively as possible while trying to disarm the assailant.
- Throw items at the shooter.
- Yell.
- Look for items that can be used as weapons against the assailant.
- Stay committed to your actions!
