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Simulations prepare police for tricky scenarios

An active school shooter situation is just one scenario in a shooting simulator called VirTra V-300 used by the Denver Police Department, a training tool for decisionmaking in high-pressure situations.

A call crackles over a radio, alerting me to an active shooter situation in a school. A set of nearly 360-degree screens take me into the building, and I hold a handgun lowered but ready. C...