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AURORA, Colo. – Police departments across the country are turning to virtual reality training to help officers make split-second decisions in difficult, and sometimes dangerous, situations.

The goal is to help officers respond quickly and safely to any call, according to tech company Axon, and more than 1,500 police agencies across the United States and Canada are now using Axon’s virtual reality training program to make that happen.

Recruits at the Aurora Police Department in Colorado are among those training with the technology.

"You get to be actually in the scene, move around, just feel for everything," recruit Jose Vazquez Duran said.

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