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GRAND ISLAND VA POLICE SERVICES TO CONDUCT ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING EXERCISE ON GRAND ISLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS, FRIDAY, MAY 12

PRESS RELEASE

May 11, 2023

Grand Island , NE — May 11, 2023 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Grand Island VA Police Services will conduct an Active Shooter Response Training Exercise in collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies on the Grand Island VA campus beginning at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, May 12.

The two-part training exercise will begin with a short staff exercise beginning at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, May 12, followed by a hands-on exercise involving the Grand Island VA’s Police Service and other local, state, and federal law enforcement and emergency response agencies. The second part of the exercise will take place near loading dock and basement of the Grand Island VA Medical Center. 

Essential patient care will not be impacted by the exercise. 

The exercise is designed to provide the VA’s law enforcement team, and supporting law enforcement and emergency response agencies, an opportunity to train in a safe yet realistic environment. It is the second of two planned exercises at the Grand Island VA Medical Center.

During the training exercise, the public may see an increased uniformed law enforcement and emergency response presence on the Grand Island VA Medical Center campus. This presence is part of the planned training exercise.

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Media contacts

Kevin Hynes, Public Affairs Officer

402-995-4719

kevin.hynes@va.gov

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