Round Rock Police To Stage Church Active Shooter Training

ROUND ROCK, TX — The Round Rock Police Department is hosting a "Surviving an Active Shooter" training for members of areas churches on Thursday evening, officials said.

The department has long offered security awareness training to areas churches and businesses, but interest in tonight's session could be heightened given a recent shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, near San Antonio. Last Sunday, a gunman entered the church before killing 26 parishioners in the worst mass shooting in state history.

The local training session is scheduled to take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at police headquarters, 2701 N. Mays St.

Most recently, the police department hosted a general safety training on Oct. 21 with more than a dozen members of the faith community on topics ranging from first aid to natural disasters. Tonight's meeting will focus solely on active shooter training, police said in a press advisory.