[IsraelTimes] Federal and local law enforcement will train Jewish community officials in Kansas City, Kansas, in confronting an active shooter.
The training on Friday, coming in the wake of the fatal attacks last month at Jewish sites there,
| The killer was a neo-Nazi from the next state over, as you will recall, dear Reader, and all those he shot were Christians. |
was organized in part by Secure Community Network, the security arm of national Jewish groups.
| An interesting concept. Those Rantburgers connected to a religious or community institution might want to explore the site with an eye to reapplying the learnings -- haters aren't always antisemites, and even antisemites sometimes make dangerously incorrect assumptions. |
Trainers will include Department of Homeland Security officials and police from suburban Overland Park. Over 150 Jewish community professionals and lay leaders are expected to participate, according to KCTV5, a local TV news outlet.
Paul Goldenberg, SCN's director, said his group had accelerated similar programming in other communities across the country. He praised the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, Kansas, and the local federation for putting the program together.
"Kansas City Jewish leaders have really shown how a community responds in the aftermath of a catastrophic event by building resilience and training members," Goldenberg told JTA.
On April 13, a gunman shot up the JCC in Overland Park and then at a nearby home for the aged, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy. Frazier Glenn Cross, a white supremacist, is being held for the murders. |