Company shares how drone technology could help protect Colorado schools from active shooters
New drone technology could be used to help improve safety at Colorado schools and respond to active shooter threats.
The company "Campus Guardian Angel" held a demonstration Thursday at Regis Jesuit High School to highlight the new technology, which uses drone technology to partner with law enforcement to confront active shooter threats. Officials said the goal is to locate potential threats more quickly.
The president of Regis Jesuit High School, David Card, and others learned about how that technology can help protect their students and staff. The drones are not only capable of reaching a scene quickly, they can also break through windows and even fire projectiles at a suspect.
"It's amazing how quickly those drones move through the building. That's one of the challenges when you have something happening is to locate it quickly," said Card.
According to the , there have been three mass shootings in Colorado this year, resulting in 13 injuries and one death. One of those shootings took place in Colorado Springs last May. According to their database, the state has seen since 2014.
School leaders said, for now, they just want to learn more about this technology.