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More than 300 police officers, including a specialist Cobra tactical unit which handles attacks and hostage situations, were deployed to the school.

A specialist Cobra tactical unit - which handles attacks and hostage situations - was deployed to the school, police said.

Jennifer Grasso figured she had a strong case to become the tactical unit’s next leader when the position opened up this year.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigates police shootings, said this month that five members of a district tactical unit pulled Reed’s vehicle over, purportedly because he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.

The police’s tactical unit responded and tried for some time to get the man to surrender, Winegar said.