Law enforcement conducts a training exercise on Grant Avenue

Lifestar helicopter taking off after landing to transport simulated victims to a hospital during a law enforcement training exercise on Grant Ave. Friday.

UPDATE:

Multiple law enforcement and emergency vehicles converged on the Konza Prairie Community Health Center parking lot Friday morning as part of a active shooter training exercise involving a simulated shooting with four fatalities and approximately 12 to 15 injuries.

Geary County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer Dave Gilbert said the simulated exercise was designed to involve a person in the clinic who was unsatisfied with services that he received, "started firing rounds inside at which time people started filing out of the building, people called 911 to start having people respond out here."

Law enforcement officers arrived on scene to secure the scene and went into the building to look for the active shooter. As part of the drill they also worked to ensure the safety of those people filing out of the building.

Personnel emerged from an armored vehicle to enter the building following the simulated shooting.

An armored vehicle was brought in carrying SWAT team members who the entered the health center, Lifestar helicopter landed nearby as they would in a situation where wounded people would have to be transported to a hospital, and Fire Department authorities along with multiple police agencies worked at the scene.

Again.....this was a training exercise.

Command and Control vehicle at the scene of the training exercise

Fire truck responded to the scene and parked outside a nearby business used to provide shelter for Konza employees during the drill.

If you notice emergency and law enforcement vehicles on Grant Avenue in the Konza Prairie Community Health Center this ( Friday ) morning it is just a training exercise. Garry Berges, Geary County Emergency Manager, said there is a simulated shooting at that facility in the 300 block of Grant Avenue. "We've got law enforcement, Geary County Sheriff's Office, Junction City Police Department, have responded, and we'll have fire and EMS there. "

The training exercise will test the response of several agencies to a shooting incident and also helps the Konza employees realize what is occurring. "They've got some plans that they have in place and they wanted to test it so we all worked together to plan this event."

Berges said the drill has been planned since October of last year. "It's just part of our training cycle. This is the location that was decided on for this time. "

Again....this is a training exercise. Only the parking lot at the health center will be temporarily closed, but Berges estimated that area would open back up by noon.