HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Huntsville police, the FBI and the board of education are joining forces to form a new team aimed at identifying concerning behavior and intervening before it turns violent.
The team will bring together police, the FBI, school officials and community partners to assess concerning behavior and determine next steps. Instead of police handling situations alone, community partners could be brought in to help address underlying issues.
Huntsville Police Chief Kirk Giles said the team is built around threat assessment and management, an approach the FBI has researched for years…