"Police! Don't move. Don't move," shouts Officer Louis Favreau of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD).
In the darkened room, illuminated only by flashing police strobes, he can barely see the gun-wielding man in front of him.
"Don't move!" Favreau shouts once more. Suddenly, 16 shots echo through the room.
"Clear!" He shouts as he empties his weapon.
The lights in the room come on, and it quickly becomes evident that Favreau hit his target with all but one of the shots. The paper outline of a man is riddled with holes.
In HUPD's windowless shooting range, the instructors are ready for another day of training, honing a deadly skill they hope they will never have to use.
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