27 Dead, Including 14 Children, In Elementary School Shooting

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December 14, 2012 12:39 PM

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NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut/AP) — CBS News is reporting that 27 people are dead, including 14 students, after a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The gunman is among the dead.

CBS News’ John Miller reports there is preliminary information that the gunman was the father of one of the students. Miller also says that at least a couple dozen people were shot.

The shooter was killed and apparently had two guns, a person with knowledge of the shooting said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. It is not known whether the shooter took his own life or was killed.

Two students and a teacher were also injured in the shooting and they were taken to Dansbury Hospital, spokeswoman Diane Burke told CBS News York.

Teachers and police escorted students out of the building following the shooting.

“It was a very orderly evacuation given the circumstances,” Connecticut Post reporter Brian Koonz told CBS New York.

One mother tells CBS 2 reporter Lou Young that it’s like a “war zone” in Newtown. Her child told Young he had bullets “whizzing by” him in the hallway and that a teacher pulled him into a classroom.

Connecticut State Police tell CBS Connecticut that it is “still an active situation.”

Police responded to the school shooting at 9:41 a.m. WFSB-TV reporter Len Besthoff calls it a “chaotic scene.”

Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs and teachers told her to get in a corner. His daughter was fine.

“It’s alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America,” he said.

The school superintendent’s office says the district has locked down schools as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of students and staff. Schools in neighboring towns also were locked down as a precaution.

State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance says they have a number of personnel on the scene to assist.

The White House said President Barack Obama was notified of the shooting.

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Ikengawo: 27 Dead, Including 14 Children, In Elementary School Shooting


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Very sad! Rip to all those that lost there lives excluding the shooter

Terrible - senseless tragedy.

WATCHING IT ON CNN..

@ OP NAIRALAND AMEBO

Thank God it didnt happen in nigeria...all fingers would point to jonathan, his goverment, pdp etc. Naija I hail thee!

A thin thread of discontent and evil runs coarsely through the fabric of American society, as these events occur regularly. RIP

America and guns!

God comfort those who are affected .

mitwitdot: Thank God it didnt happen in nigeria...all fingers would point to jonathan, his goverment, pdp etc. Naija I hail thee!

no it wont, islam will be blamed.

Thank GOD not in naija

Ikengawo: 27 Dead, Including 14 Children, In Elementary School Shooting


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so sad children aged 6 to 10 years died its so pathetic.
killer is dressed as nun according to reports

This is what America wants to import into Nigeria. Abeg, Americans stay in your country and solve your domestic problems.

Why allow guns?

Boko style, ppl wey no like education. Dem and dem next generation no go see light, na darkness go be dem light

I thought they had metal detectors installed in public schools?

My heart goes out to the family of the deceased.. very unfortunate.

How many shootings have we had since the last 5 years?

americans should deal with it. this is the effect of freedom of guns. people say gun dont kill people but people do. it takes 5 secs to kill with a gun but more time and harder to kill a large crowd with any other instrument. the shooter is one pupil's father. he probably got angree with d sch, picked up the gun america gave him to 'protect' himself to kill innocent children. internal terrorism. every freedom should have its limit.

edit the title to include location before rumours spread on bbm from just reading the headline.

mitwitdot: Thank God it didnt happen in nigeria...all fingers would point to jonathan, his goverment, pdp etc. Naija I hail thee!

We are all citizens of the world, there is no difference between the child\woman\man in darfur, usa, syria, iraq or afghanistan with those in nigeria. May their souls rest in peace and may humanity grow above all these senseless killings.

Thought this happened in Nigeria...Thank God ooo if not GEJ will be blamed

sad, sad and sad.

A Christian? call him 'a gunman'
A Muslim? call him 'a terrorist'

So regard 4 human life is seriously deteriorating fast.God help us.

A classic case of PHYSICIAN HEAL THYSELF.
Rip to the dead,though.

What a great news! What a great news! What a great news!

Nigerian news or not,why would anyone kill innocent kids?

In tryin to bcom a model of/to d world america alows Every dick n hary,good,bad n ugly in2 their contri.smh 4dem

drkass: Thank GOD not in naija

Nigerians and their self-centred use of thanksgiving. Thanking God it did not happen in Nigeria is essentially the same thing as thanking Him it happened elsewhere, which is completely ridiculous and dastardly. I'm sure God wouldn't appreciate your thoughtless thanks in this case..

Allah has turned the infidels against themselves. America, UK, Israel and France shall fall and the Islamic State shall rule the world.... I'm sure all true muslims feel the way I feel... More of this, i pray for. Allahu akbar!!!

stjudas: Allah has turned the infidels against themselves. America, UK, Israel and France shall fall and the Islamic State shall rule the world.... I'm sure all true muslims feel the way I feel... More of this, i pray for. Allahu akbar!!!

Why don't you go to hell with your 70 virgins.

OMG
In the great state of Connecticut of all places
Close to my former state
A state with one of the lowest crime rates and highest income and educational status in the good ole US of A
Sad

stjudas: Allah has turned the infidels against themselves. America, UK, Israel and France shall fall and the Islamic State shall rule the world.... I'm sure all true muslims feel the way I feel... More of this, i pray for. Allahu akbar!!!

May Allah and God collabo to punish you well well
You and any Muslims that feel this way,eediots
Children are dead and you blood suckers are rejoicing
The next time may it be in your compounds Amen