-Messenger file photo
Brent Fox, second from left, with the Dyersville Police Department, runs to “safety,” as an innocent bystander, while Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Adjunct Instructor Jeff Waters, far right, portraying the “shooter,” gets shot by Joel Wehde, with the Clinton Police Department, far left; Chris Weiland, then Dayton Police chief, center; and Bill Greenwalt, also with the Clinton Police Department. The live shooter training exercise took place at the Iowa Central Community College Homeland Security Training Center. The officers use a special Glock pistol that only fires a paintball-type round. Heavy protective gear is used to prevent injury.