As mass shootings send shockwaves through the country, we sit down with D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee to learn more about how his department is preparing for mass shootings and how it responded to the last shooting in April in Van Ness. In part one of this two-episode exclusive conversation, Chief Contee shares details of that mass shooting response, what his department has learned from other mass shootings and the plan to reassess the response plan with school leaders. Contee also shares his approach to a rise in teen-related violent crime.
DC Police Chief Contee: Threat of mass shootings ‘keep me up at night’
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