At the 2018 MACo Summer Conference session “Active Shooter Response Training“ Deputy First Class Thomas Wehrle, Sniper Section Coordinator, Special Operations Division for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office gave attendees a crash course in how to prepare both mentally and physically to survive an active shooter situation before law enforcement arrives.

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Deputy Wehrle shared up-to-date data and facts on active shooter situations and walked through how to handle your survival options: (1) run, (2) hide, or (3) fight if you must.

The session was moderated by Harford County Council Member Jim McMahan and held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Roland Powell Convention Center.