'This is only an exercise...'

Military members assist simulated victims during an active shooter exercise Thursday morning at the Old Counsel Fellowship hall next to St. Luke's Elmore medical center. The 366th Medical Group sent first responders to the scene within 20 minutes of receiving the call for help during the active shooter exercise. (Photo by Senior Airman Jeremy L. Mosier)

"Help me! Please! Somebody help me!"

The young woman continued to scream for help as she crawled across the ground. Around her, several others were sprawled out on the lawn, lying motionless.

Just a few moments earlier, local police and sheriff's deputies had stormed the nearby building in search of the suspect. It took just a few moments before the shooter was taken down.

But it didn't come without a ...

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