Originally Posted By: Arney
I think it's an incredible "luxury" that we know who and where this shooter is. Most folks involved in such situations are victims of the fog of war, which makes the situation far more difficult to deal with.



I agree, confusion and panic would be a major problem. There was a fairly recent event here where a mentally disturbed woman was stabbing people in a Target store. Fortunately, an off duty LEO was in the store and subdued her. But in the panic people called 911 reporting a man with a gun.

In the OP's scenario, I would just run for the nearest exit/escape route. Might not be the safest thing to do but I'm trying to be rational about how I would react instinctively, and that would be getting as far away from the danger zone as possible.