FASTER Colorado

06/01/2026

We are grateful to Meghan Glova KOAA for spending the day with us in Otero County, and covering one of our law enforcement classes.

Preparing for the unthinkable: Rural Colorado law enforcement officers train for school shooting scenarios

05/22/2026

Robin Westman wrote in a journal about a deep obsession with mass shooters.

05/21/2026

Thanks to Meghan Glova KOAA for covering our latest law enforcement training class for response to school shootings. This class was at the La Junta Police Department Memorial Training Center.

Thanks to a grant from the Office of School Safety, part of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, these classes are offered at no cost to the LE agencies.

We will post a link to the story when it is published.

05/10/2026

Last week, law enforcement officers from across rural Colorado came together to train for one of the worst-case scenarios imaginable: an Active Killer event.

This training focused on rapid response, movement to the threat, CQB fundamentals, rescue coordination, force-on-force scenarios, and decision-making under stress. The reality is simple: in many rural communities, the first officers on scene may be minutes away from additional resources and must be prepared to act immediately to stop the killing and save lives.

Through a grant supporting school safety initiatives, this training is provided free of charge to law enforcement agencies. Bringing high-level training to rural Colorado removes financial barriers and helps ensure even the smallest agencies have access to realistic, modern training.

These classes are about more than tactics. They are about protecting schools, churches, hospitals, main streets, and the communities we swore to serve. Rural agencies often face unique challenges including limited manpower, long response times, and fewer training opportunities. That is why bringing this training directly to rural Colorado matters.

Strong partnerships, motivated officers, and realistic training save lives. We are grateful to every agency, role player, and host site that made this training possible.

Our children, teachers, and communities deserve professionals who are prepared to move toward danger when everyone else is running away from it.

05/01/2026

We are grateful for Colorado's LE Officers, Deputies, Chiefs, and Sheriffs. And we are especially thankful for all those in Law Enforcement who bring lifesaving training to schools, churches, and other LEOs through their work at FASTER Colorado.

Well said, Representative Dan Woog.

04/25/2026

Interesting details have been released from the Evergreen High School investigation, including: The FBI was investigating the shooter's social media accounts *two months before* the shooting. Take a look at this article: https://www.denver7.com/news/evergreen/a-massive-trove-of-documents-in-the-evergreen-hs-has-been-released-heres-what-weve-uncovered-so-far?fbclid=IwY2xjawRaFSRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebKTn5gDPfA5jf9gfy29srXmL_oyvnkx0eYJddjw5QUUFAw8FznTjALpVcg4_aem_-G9XvVehJAQ1VW93cQrUiQ

A massive trove of documents related to the Sept. 10, 2025 Evergreen High School shooting was released late Thursday by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

04/20/2026

April 20th.

Twenty-seven years later, the name Columbine still carries weight that words struggle to hold.

Today, we remember the lives taken:
Steven Curnow, 14
Daniel Ma**er, 15
Daniel Lee Rohrbough, 15
Kelly Ann Fleming, 16
Matthew Kechter, 16
John Tomlin, 16
Kyle Albert Velasquez, 16
Cassie René Bernall, 17
Corey DePooter, 17
Rachel Joy Scott, 17
Isaiah Emon Shoels, 18
Lauren Townsend, 18
William “Dave” Sanders, 47

For their families, time did not heal this. It marked it. Every year, every milestone missed, every quiet moment where absence speaks louder than anything else. The weight of that loss is carried daily.

“Columbine” should mean something different. It is our state flower. It is a school. It is part of Colorado’s identity. But for nearly three decades, the name has been tied to tragedy. That reality does not fade. It reminds us of what can happen when evil meets vulnerability.

Today, on this anniversary, we begin a three-day law enforcement training in Otero County focused on response to violence in schools. This training, made possible through the Colorado Office of School Safety, is being brought directly to rural agencies, removing barriers, increasing access, and strengthening readiness where resources are often limited.

This is not symbolic work. It is necessary work.

Our children deserve schools where they can learn without fear. Where innocence is protected, not shattered. Where response is immediate, decisive, and trained.

We cannot change April 20, 1999. But we can decide what we do because of it.

We are proud to be a small part of that effort. And this spring, these trainings are being offered at no cost to agencies, because preparation should never be limited by budget.

We remember.
And we prepare.

04/20/2026

On this 27th anniversary of Columbine, we begin a 3-day law enforcement class in Otero County. This class, made possible by a grant from the Colorado Office of School Safety, is focused on LE response to acts of violence in schools. And we are bringing these classes to the rural areas, to make it easier for rural agencies to attend.

Our children deserve to go to safe schools, where their innocence won't be shattered. We are proud to be a small part of that solution.

There are 3 more law enforcement classes this spring, offered at no cost to the agencies. Click below for more detail on the LE classes. https://fastercolorado.org/faster-law-enforcement-training/

04/09/2026

School staff members shouldn't have to use their bodies as shields.

A high school principal in Oklahoma is in stable condition after being shot in the leg inside the school's lobby.

04/01/2026

Juvenile Arrested for Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon on School Grounds
- Chatfield High School Teacher Targeted -

A 16-year-old Chatfield High School student was arrested on March 31, 2026, after deputies learned that they planned to kill a teacher at the school.

Investigators say the student took a 7-inch butcher knife from their kitchen that morning, concealed it in a backpack and took it to school. In the early morning, the student attended the targeted teacher’s class with the concealed knife inside of the backpack. The student did not act on the plan and instead went to the school office with the backpack, asked to speak with a counselor, and disclosed what they had intended to do. The knife was confiscated and the School Resource Officer assigned to the school was notified.

The student was arrested and booked into the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center for unlawful carrying of a weapon on school grounds—although additional charges may be filed. The suspect’s first court appearance is later today.