Forum to focus on protection from active shooters

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will host the first “Community Forum” on Tuesday, August 15th at the Auditorium at Seneca
High School.
The first Forum, which will begin at 6:30pm, will focus on Active Shooting and how citizens can
protect themselves should they encounter an active shooter.
“Active shooting incidents are on the minds of everyone due to several factors including the
various locations where the shootings have occurred and the volume of reported incidents across
our country,” says Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “In 2023, there have been
approximately 30 mass shootings across the United States and more than 550 since 2006,
according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with
Northeastern University. The number one mission of the Sheriff’s Office is the safety of our
citizens. The information that will be presented at this Forum may make the difference between
the life and death of someone who may be in a location of an active shooting.”
According to Sheriff Crenshaw, the Forum will not focus on law enforcement tactics and
techniques in regard to a response to an active shooter incident but will focus more on what a
citizen can do to best protect themselves in these situations and what to do in the aftermath of the
event, including what to do when law enforcement arrives on the scene. Personnel from the
L.E.A.D.S. unit, which is part of the Special Operations Bureau, and who provides training to
Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office, will provide the presentation.