Nathan Eberhardt was in a “classroom” when he heard gunshots down the hall.
As screams pierced the air, he drew his gun and ordered his “students” to take cover. He took his mark and was determined that any threat who came through the door to get to the children would have to go through him first.
It felt real. But this actually was a training scenario meant to prepare Mr. Eberhardt, a special education teacher, and others how to react to an active shooter situation in a school, church, business, or in any crowd.
Able Shepherd participants practice as if in an active shooter situation during a “Defend The Flock” training session. (Courtesy of Able Shepherd)
Providing that training is Able Shepherd, an emergency readiness training company in Denver, Colorado. Company instructors prepare teachers, first responders, church staffers, and more at the campus and take the program around the country, from Washington to Florida….