More than 100 Wharton County Sheriff’s deputies, El Campo and Wharton police officers, state troopers, county
wide EMS workers and volunteer fire departments crews gathered at the Wharton County Youth Fair grounds
recently to prepare for a worst case senario — a mass shooting event, reports Leader News. Responders took classroom training before facing active shooting scenario drills. About 30 additional people volunteered to take on the roles as the wounded and dead, and others played the suspects and shooters. All aspects of an actual event were covered from dispatch to travel, sizing up a scenario and determining how it would be responded to quickly.