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Friday, December 14, 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting: Newtown, Connecticut Teacher Wounded, Reports Say

Authorities in Connecticut responded to a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday morning, the local NBC station reports.

Police reported multiple injuries, including a wounded teacher, according to the Hartford Courant.

One gunman is dead, authorities told ABC News. There are unconfirmed reports of a second suspect.

A hospital representative in Danbury told NBC that medical facilities admitted three victims from Sandy Hook School.

Students were escorted out of the building single-file. There are approximately 626 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4th grade classes at Sandy Hook Elementary, with another 46 faculty members, Newtown Patch reported.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the problem i have with the school system in MD there are school doors unlocked during the school day and i needs to be addressed before something like this happens in our schools here.

Anonymous said...

I just saw some pictures on TV of this. Heartbreaking seeing the children filing out of the school.

Anonymous said...

27 dead

Anonymous said...

1:09 p.m -- and 18 were children.

just horrible.

Anonymous said...

20 were children.