Photos: Training for the Unthinkable
“This is today’s world,” said Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple after the March 24 active shooter drill at Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville — the largest such drill ever held in Albany County, involving 275 people.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Guns drawn: A New York State Trooper checks a school corridor to see if there’s an active shooter even after the hallway was marked clear with a glow stick, on the floor to the right of the Trooper, as another trooper follows him on the radio.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Checking his surroundings: A State Trooper tells Voorheesville student Luke Gillenwalter to keep his hands up and asks where the shooter was.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting her students out: Principal Laura Schmitz helps a student that was “shot” in the left shoulder as they make their way out of the school during the drill.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Outside the school, as a police helicopter whirs overhead, Albany County Sheriff’s MWRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, and was acquired as surplus from the war in Iraq) stands ready for shooters who make their way outside as a SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team works inside the building.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Playing his role: Voorheesville senior Michael Metuszek lies on the floor inside one of the hallways with blood and “gun shots” ripping his shirt — all part of the drama that started at noon and concluded three hours later.