I extracted the following excerpt from the University of Washington Campus Police website. The internet is full of useful tidbits that can very likely get one killed.
Campus Emergency Procedures – Active Shooter Guide
Active Shooter Defined –
When an armed suspect(s) is discharging a firearm at community members
or law enforcement, or randomly firing into an area where it is
reasonably expected that persons could be struck by the suspect(s)
fire.
These situations require law enforcement units to take immediate action to end the danger.
The information below provides guidelines for active
shooter incidents on campus. However, every incident varies, making it
impossible to provide an absolute answer for every situation.
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4. Trapped with the gunman
• If you are trapped, do not do
anything to provoke the gunman. If no shooting is occurring, do what
the gunman says and do not move suddenly. Only you can draw the line on
what you will or will not do to preserve your life and the lives of
others.• If the gunman does start shooting people, you need
to make a choice (at this point it is your choice): stay still and hope
they do not shoot you; run for an exit while zigzagging; or even attack the shooter. This is very dangerous, but certainly no more so than
doing nothing in some cases. A moving target is much harder to hit than
a stationary one and the last thing the shooter will expect is to be
attacked by an unarmed person. Any option chosen may still result in a
negative consequence.• Again this is not a recommendation to attack the shooter [unless you happen to be Steven Seagal, then of course, by all means do] but rather a choice to fight when there is no other option.
