It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we write this memorial to honor the victims of the tragic school shooting that occurred today in Nashville, Tennessee. As members of the Active Shooter Prevention Project team, we were gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada, preparing to discuss new strategies to support the prevention of active shooters when we learned of this senseless act of violence.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and loved ones of those who lost their lives in this horrific event. We extend our deepest condolences to the entire Nashville community, as well as to the faculty, staff, and students of the affected school.

No words can express the pain and grief we feel at the loss of innocent lives. It is a tragedy that no one should ever have to endure, and yet it has become all too common in our society. We must do more to address the root causes of such violence and take concrete steps to prevent it from happening again.

As we mourn the loss of these precious lives, we also honor the courage and bravery of those who risked their own safety to protect others. We are grateful for their selfless dedication and unwavering commitment to keeping our communities safe.

In the face of such tragedy, we must come together as a nation and work tirelessly to prevent future acts of violence. We cannot let fear and hatred divide us. Instead, we must unite in our common humanity and strive to create a safer, more peaceful nation for all.

Rest in peace to those lost in Nashville, and may their memories be a blessing to all who knew them.

Active Shooter Prevention Project Community Advisors

Chris Grollnek, Chuck Savickis, Glenn Norling, Ara Bagdasarian, Daryl Parkerk, Tod Langley, Scott Hyderkhan, Melvin Dugger, Amy Rambadt, Ty Hewer, Justin Partidge, and Aaron Witt

Call to Action

If you are interested in becoming part of the Active Shooter Prevention Project team, we encourage you to reach out. As an organization dedicated to preventing active shooter incidents in schools and other public places, we welcome new technologies, new minds, and collaboration to help us achieve our mission.

We offer ‘best in class’ active shooter prevention programs for schools that have been developed by the nation’s elite experts from the highest levels of government, military, SWAT, law enforcement, psychology, and technology. These programs provide comprehensive training and support for school administrators, faculty, and staff to help identify and respond to potential threats before they escalate.

If you would like to learn more about our organization, our programs, or how you can get involved, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to create safer communities for all.

Chris Grollnek
Active Shooter Prevention Expert
Principal Active Shooter Prevention Project

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Written by : Chris Grollnek

Active Shooter Expert Chris Grollnek (#activeshooterexpert) is a Former U.S. Marine and retired police detective corporal, the Chairman of the Board and Founding Principal of the Active Shooter Prevention Project (ASPP™), and the creator of the P.R.O. Model™, Prevention. Response. Options. Selected by the Department of Justice as "A" national standard for the Assistant United States Attorneys and across the department, and in use at some installations and commands across the Department of Defense. He is an international public speaker, trainer, educator, writer and director who has appeared in numerous documentaries, and he provides consulting to Fortune 500 companies and special events. Grollnek has testified about the terrorism and counterterrorism training needs of the United States before House Ways and Means, and in Senate testimony convened by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Hart Senate Office Building in 2002. Ahead of that testimony, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. invited him to brief Ph.D. and senior executive staff of the U.S. Government on subterranean training, complex curriculum development and public lectures.

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