LifeSpot claims to speed up response times and improve communication during any kind of active shooter situation.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — When a violent, active threat occurs, such as a school shooting, there is pure chaos. The 911 system quickly overflows, causing lines of communication to get clogged and losing valuable time. New technology aims to link up communication between those inside the building with responding officers.
The LifeSpot app is meant to speed up response times and improve communication by connecting law enforcement directly to victims. Lt. Mark Molter is with the San Antonio Police department. He points out the app's greatest feature — saving time. "Prior to any of the active shooting incidents that took place at a church, we were sort of 'yeah it's not going to happen here,'" Banus said."This is a force multiplier for any organization that has staff, children, colleagues," Banus said.
The technology is purposeful. Creator Brett Titus says when someone sends the alert, it only takes 6 seconds for officers to be informed.
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