SEMINOLE – The second floor of the old junior high building was the setting for an intense workshop April 12-13. There, Gaines County deputies and Seminole Police officers learned techniques on how to respond to an active shooter situation. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. Michael Monaghan, an ALERRT instructor with the Texas State University in San Marcos, explained that ALERRT is the national standard for law enforcement across the country responding to an active shooter in any situation. “We are ...