"Aurora theater massacre reinforces training for active shooter situations"

"The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is designated as the lead agency if something like what happened in Colorado Friday were ever to happen in the Inland Northwest.

The department trains on a regular basis for the active shooter scenario, which means the first officer or deputy that arrives on a shooting scene is responsible for finding the threat and eliminating it.. If that's not possible they then contain the threat while other law enforcement officers arrive on scene."