Pinal County teens explore law enforcement careers during three-day summer camp – By Serena Lin & Helen Rummel (Arizona Republic) / June 10, 2023
On June 8, a group of students gathered at Poston Butte High School in San Tan Valley for an unusual demonstration — a staged school shooting intended to teach them about the criminal justice process and the variety of professionals involved.
The students kept their distance as a man in a ski mask ran into the school’s atrium, where he pretended to fire a fake gun. Four volunteers acting as shooting victims were covered in fake blood. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office swept the room, and a team of EMTs responded.
“There’s a ton of resources that are coming together, and it’s really in the interest of the kids,” said Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer.
