security advisor at mall during shooting spree

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Chertoff "by coincidence" had security advisor at mall during shooting spree --Memorandum of Agreement Signing and Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano on Enhanced Driver's Licenses 06 Dec 2007 Question: Mr. Secretary, a question on a different subject relating to the Omaha shooting [Westroads Mall] yesterday. I was wondering if you and the department have any concerns about safety at shopping malls... Secretary Chertoff: This past fall, we held regional training seminars in 12 cities across the country to talk about things like IED and vehicle-borne IED prevention, and soft target awareness... We also have our protective security advisors who go and visit various facilities. We actually had one, by coincidence, at the mall in question at the time of the incident, discussing reaction to IEDs and what you can do to prevent or reduce your vulnerability to IEDs. We had, again, given over $45,000 to this particular mall as part of a Buffer Zone Protection Plan, which resulted in allowing them to build entrance bollards, portable barriers, and communication systems.

DHS Advisor was Present at Omaha Mall During Shooting 07 Dec 2007 An advisor from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was present at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb. during the attack by deranged 19-year-old gunman Robert Hawkins on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff revealed at a press conference yesterday. The mall had received $45,000 under a grant from the Buffer Zone Protection Plan to protect against vehicle-borne IEDs by deploying bollards at mall entrances, portable barriers and communications systems. Chertoff did not give the advisor’s name.

Homeland Security Visited Omaha Mall Before Massacre By Kurt Nimmo 08 Dec 2007 "We learned today that shortly before the shooting a Homeland Security employee visited the Westroads Mall to talk with officials about the mall’s security," reports Charles Gibson for ABC News. "Airports and sports arenas have tightened security considerably since 9/11, but malls have been reluctant to do so." [See: Gun Nut Kills Eight After Bush Speech --Shoppers flee mall in terror 06 Dec 2007 A crazed gunman shot eight people dead before killing himself in a crowded shopping mall last night - an hour after President [sic] Bush gave a speech nearby. Though police suspected the gunman was acting alone, a second man wearing camouflage was arrested. Last week a grenade was found hidden behind a plant stand at the same mall.]
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