Active shooter training held to help prepare Eaton County first responders

Eaton County 911 Director Kelley Cunningham, middle, debriefs her team before a mock active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School.

First responders prepare to enter Grand Ledge High School on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, during an active shooter training exercise.

First responders, members of the media and school officials watch a livestream of an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School.

First responders move down a hallway during a training exercise for an active shooter at Grand Ledge High School on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. In its sixth year, the event was organized by the Eaton County Sheriff's Dept., aiming to give first responders and school officials the tools to help stop active threats and help mitigate the potential aftermath of school violence.

First responders perform chest compressions on a dummy druing an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School. The training was held to give first responders and school officials the tools to help stop active threats and help mitigate the potential aftermath of school violence.

Lt. Scott Brooks of the Eaton County Sheriff's Department (second from right), talks to fellow first-responders on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, during an active shooter training exercise at Grand Ledge High School.

First responders move down a hallway at Grand Ledge High School during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.

First responders and school officials during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School. Students and teachers volunteered to act as victims with fake wounds and blood from the staged mock mass shooting.

First responders and school officials during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School. Students and teachers volunteered to act as victims with fake wounds and blood from the staged mock mass shooting.

First responders in a hallway at Grand Ledge High School during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.

First responders and school officials during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School. Students and teachers volunteered to act as victims with fake wounds and blood from the staged mock mass shooting.

First responders and school officials during an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Grand Ledge High School.