Run, hide or fight: Vancouver police release video on what to do in an attack
VANCOUVER — An eight-minute video simulating a shooting at an office has been produced by Vancouver police to help prepare people if an active shooter were on the loose.
The city’s police chief believes the video is the first of its kind in Canada, although they have been used by Homeland Security and others in the United States.
“By making this video, we are encouraging people to take responsibility for their personal safety,” Adam Palmer told a news conference on Wednesday.
Deadly events like mass shootings or random stabbings are rare in Canada but they do happen, he said, adding that three people were injured in a shooting near the city’s Science World in 2014.