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The alarming image above is part of a training video McGill University will be showing students to prepare them for the (unlikely) possibility of an active shooter on campus.

It is part of a chilling scene that depicts a masked gunman loading a weapon and then stalking the hallways of a campus building, randomly shooting at anyone in his path.

“Every second counts,” counsels the video. “Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. … Planning could save your life.”

McGill has taken the unsettling step of choosing to not just prepare students for the workforce, but for the unlikely event they may one day encounter an active shooter on campus.

The new training video, which has been distributed among teachers to share with their classes, coaches faculty and students on how to react if a gunman starts randomly firing in the hallways, classrooms, libraries – or anywhere – on the tranquil university campus.