How do statistics show most active shooters are stopped?

How do statistics show most active shooters are stopped?

• A. Arrest
• B. Fatally wounded by police
• C. Escape and vanish
• D. Suicide

Answer: (D)

The main idea this question tests is how an active shooter incident most often concludes. Data from FBI active shooter studies show that in the majority of cases the shooter dies by suicide, typically by a self-inflicted gunshot, either before or as law enforcement closes in. Arrests are relatively rare, and while some attackers may escape or be fatally wounded by police, those outcomes occur less often than suicide. So, the statistic most often cited is that the shooter ends the incident by taking their own life, which is why this option best fits the question.

The main idea this question tests is how an active shooter incident most often concludes. Data from FBI active shooter studies show that in the majority of cases the shooter dies by suicide, typically by a self-inflicted gunshot, either before or as law enforcement closes in. Arrests are relatively rare, and while some attackers may escape or be fatally wounded by police, those outcomes occur less often than suicide. So, the statistic most often cited is that the shooter ends the incident by taking their own life, which is why this option best fits the question.