Critical Incident Reviews

A selection of real-world critical incident reviews, or after action reports (AARs), have been compiled from various active assailant incidents across the United States.

Businesses and Employers CIRs/AARs

Century 16 Theater, 2012, Aurora, CO:
- Aurora-Century-16-Theater-Shooting_AAR.pdf (policinginstitute.org)
Borderline Bar and Grill, 2018, Thousand Oaks, CA:
- Borderline-AAR_FINAL-UPDATED-03.24.21-1.pdf (pcdn.co)
Pulse Nightclub, 2016, Orlando, FL:
Navy Yard, 2013, Washington, DC:
- MPD AAR_Navy Yard_07-11-14.pdf (dc.gov)
- Department of Defense Internal Review of the Washington Navy Yard Shooting
Las Vegas Police Department Ambush, 2017, Las Vegas, NV:
- Las Vegas After-Action Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Ambush Incident (usdoj.gov)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 2017, Ft. Lauderdale, FL:
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport_2017.pdf (policinginstitute.org)
Greenwood Park Mall, 2022, Greenwood, IN:
- Greenwood Police Department AAR July 17, 2022 (in.gov)
Kalamazoo, 2016, Kalamazoo, MI:
- PF_Managing-the-Response-to-a-Mobile-Mass-Shooting_5.10.17.pdf (policinginstitute.org)
Los Angeles Police Department Officer, 2013, Los Angeles, CA:
- PF Dorner Report (policinginstitute.org)
Naval Air Station (NAS), 2019, Pensacola, FL:
- Command Investigation – NAS Pensacola Shooting Report and Endorsements (Redacted for Release).pdf (navy.mil)
Inland Regional Center, 2015, San Bernardino, CA:
- Bringing Calm to Chaos: A Critical Incident Review of the San Bernardino Public Safety Response to the December 2, 2015, Terrorist Shooting Incident at the Inland Regional Center (usdoj.gov)
- An Organizational Review of San Bernardino County’s Response to the December 2, 2015 Terrorist Attack
Paris, 2015, Paris, France:
- hsac-paris-lessons-learned_whitepaper.pdf (pepperdine.edu)
Virginia Beach Municipal Center, 2019, Virginia Beach, VA:
- May 31, 2019 Final Investigation Summary Report (wavy.com)
- Hillard Heintze Final Report for Virginia Beach Mass Shooting (wavy.com)

Special Event CIRs/AARs

Brooklyn Homes, 2023, Baltimore, MD:
- brooklyn-homes-mass-shooting-incident-after-action-reports.pdf (baltimorecity.gov)
Route 91 Harvest Festival, 2018, Las Vegas, NV:
- 1 October After-Action Report (theiacp.org)

House of Worship CIRs/AARs

Christchurch Masjidain, 2019, Christchurch, NZ:

School-Based CIRs/AARs

Columbine High School, 1999, Denver, CO:
- Columbine – Governor’s Commission Report.pdf (schoolshooters.info)
Robb Elementary, 2022, Uvalde, TX:
- Critical Incident Review Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School – (documentcloud.org)
- Robb-Elementary-Investigative-Committee-Report-Fullsize.pdf (ketk.com)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 2018, Parkland, FL:
Sandy Hook, 2012, Newtown, CT:
- After Action Report
Virginia Tech, 2007, Blacksburg, VA:
- Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel (vt.edu)

Active Shooter Incidents in the United States

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/reports-and-publications/2024-active-shooter-report

Developed by the FBI with contributions from the ALERRT Center at Texas State University, this report details incident data from active shooter incidents that occurred in 2024.