Before, During and After the Active Shooter:
Reflections on the Von Maur Mall shooting
“Everywhere I looked, I saw and smelled evidence of a
monster on the loose. Store employees frozen under display cases. The first
gunshot victim, mortally wounded, surrounded by 7.62mm shell casings. The smell
of gunfire hanging in the air, reminiscent of the firecrackers I enjoyed as a
kid. Christmas music played, eerily juxtaposed with the blaring fire alarm
someone pulled to call for help. I became conscious of my increased
respiration. Moderately asthmatic, I was puffing a bit as I relayed information
on my portable radio to incoming responders…”
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