Active Shooter Drills To Be Held In Takoma Park (ICYMI)

Editor's note: This article was originally posted earlier this week.

TAKOMA PARK, MD — Takoma Park Police on Monday said they will conduct four active shooter training scenarios at a local private school, and cautioned that people may hear sounds of gunfire.

In a tweet, police said the drills will take place at John Nevins Andrews School on Dec. 12, 13, 19, and 20. The private school is located on 117 Elm Ave.

Police warned that people may "hear what sounds like gunshots" during the drills. They said officers will be using non-lethal training ammunition to simulate those noises.

TPPD will be conducting active shooter training scenarios at John Nevins Andrews School on December 12, 13, 19 and 20. You may at times hear what sounds like gunshots; the officers will be using non-lethal training ammunition called simunitions, which may sound real. pic.twitter.com/GtXZ5wWG4B
— Takoma Park Police (@TakomaParkPD) December 10, 2018