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FSU One Year Later: Security Improvements Continue

November 17th, 2015 by Mike Vasilinda

Florida State University continues to refine training and security a year after a shooter opened fire at the Strozier library, injuring three. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, a previous incident at the library led to security changes than saved lives.

Security footage from the FSU library shows the soon to be shooter approach the turnstile entrance to the main building. He’s stymied without an access card, turns around and goes outside. Police Chief David Perry says the simple barrier saved lives.

“So without that turnstile system, our shooter walks right into the library, and finds a comfortable, quite place. And then he takes out his weapon and he starts shooting groups of innocent students who are unsuspecting.”

The turnstile access was installed after a rape six years before the shooting. Now an after action review of last November’s assault, is coming up with more ideas for student safety.

The changes are not something police are sharing publicly.

“One of the key learning points for us involved internal communications and some other security related matters” says Chief Perry.

“Hi, I’m at Strozier Library and there is someone here with a gun” is how calmly a student in the library described what was happening in a 9-1-1 call.

Officers arrived a minute forty seconds after the first call. The shooter was dead within twenty seconds.

Q:”Could you respond that quickly again if it were to happen next week?”

“We’d do our best, and that’s what we stress to our staff” says Perry.

There are videos on the FSU PD web site emphasizing Run, Hide, Fight. But police acknowledge getting college students attention can be difficult.

“We currently have an initiative under way to work with our Provost to perhaps include a statement about safety in every course syllabus” says the FSU Chief.

Like seven years ago, police, parents,a and students are hoping that lessons were learned from last year’s attack.

Three people were injured in the shootings that took place at the FSU library last year. One remains paralyzed from the waist down.

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