The purchase will cost over $400,000.
“The intent of purchasing rifle shields is to have a breaching tool and rifle shield in every marked patrol car operated by a uniformed officer,” the memo said. “Also, a rifle shield in every school with an on-site assigned [School Resource Officer].”
Active shooter threats have been on the rise in recent years. Plano police said the FBI reports that rifles are used in 27% of active shooter events in the United States. TheAdvertisementshooting at a Dallas Cowboys watch party on Spring Creek Parkway. The shooting on Spring Creek Parkway left nine people, including the gunman, dead. More recently, the gunman in the May mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, about 10 miles north of Plano, killed eight people and injured at least seven others.
Funding for the equipment is available in the Police Equipment Replacement Fund Budget for 2022-23, according to the memo for the item. “If not funded, the efficient and effective response to an active threat incident could be severely delayed or create a substantially higher risk of serious bodily injury or death to members of the community, fire rescue and police personnel,” the memo said ahead of the City Council meeting.Plano police said 210 officers are assigned to patrol and 26 SROs are assigned to 27 schools.
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