Mentally disabled gunman, 20, killed teacher mom at home before driving to elementary school in her car and shooting TWENTY SIX dead including 20 children5.39.217.76* u- i E" V# x8 V F/ O
- The shooter, Adam Lanza, 20, is confirmed dead and body still inside the school
- Brother Ryan, 24, is in custody and being questioned
- One teacher said masked gunman started firing out shots from principal's office and then his mom Nancy's kindergarten classroom shortly after 9.30am
- Mom was killed at home in Newtown, which was once voted one of America's safest places to live
- One student said there were bullets whizzing by him in the hallway
- Female principal and school psychologist believed to have been targeted
- Moved to tears, President Obama says 'our hearts are broken today'
- Flags on Capitol Hill to be flown at half mast
% ]! P* R Y) C6 j! HThe gunman who today slaughtered 26 people including 20 children used his teacher mother's own guns to shoot students in her kindergarten class during his horrific killing spree at a Connecticut elementary school, it was revealed tonight.
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Adam Lanza, 20, was carrying a .223 rifle and two handguns when he entered the Sandy Hook Elementary school shortly after 9.30am and started gunning people down - after he had killed his mother Nancy, 52, at her nearby home.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% E3 I) W9 @' e' o) a
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Witnesses say he was going from room-to-room shooting people after first killing the principal
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' a- P3 S( ?7 c8 L3 Z& ?$ ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAdam Lanza, 20, shot his teacher mother before driving to her elementary school and shooting 26 people including 20 children4 ]* l* D0 [. M! m q/ ~: g
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4 l+ A; U5 l) v5.39.217.76Ryan Lanza is seen being led away from his Hoboken home in New Jersey to be questioned by police over this morning's shooting
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) Y7 n0 s8 V! h' _公仔箱論壇Traumatized students were seen being led out of the school crying and holding handstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 R5 w6 I% j# \) G0 m' T# g
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The families of victims grieve near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where teacher Nancy Lanza's son Adam, 20, opened fire and killed 20 children and six adults
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/ Q6 R2 i R' E& q" r5.39.217.76President Obama openly wept today as he spoke of the mindless shooting of 29 people, including 22 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary school this morning saying, 'Our hearts are broken today'5.39.217.76& d1 Z% p$ q. |( G- v
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Heavily armed Connecticut State troopers and FBI agents swarmed to the scene at Sandy Hook High School0 o. U+ r. ]) }" w4 w
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People arrive for a prayer vigil at the Newtown United Methodist Church following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary Schooltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: m( I6 g4 U$ `* z! x( C3 r. `
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Map of area surrounding Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman killed at least 26 people, 20 of them small children
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THE .223-CALIBER RIFLE: CHOICE OF GUN USED IN THREE OF 2012'S MASS SHOOTINGStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 t0 N+ W7 S8 `5 S4 R3 ~: k; J2 R( O
The shooter in the Connecticut elementary massacre was armed with two handguns and a .223-caliber rifle.公仔箱論壇0 G; |+ S) B0 k% E7 s0 N* |9 _, x
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The caliber has become popular as 'self-defense' ammunition - but it has also been used in two of this year's mass shootings.
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: C) t5 s7 b* o6 B! Z- B. F公仔箱論壇The .223 is nearly the same cartridge as the 5.56mm ammunition used in U.S. military M-16 and M4 rifles.
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The popular civilian version of the military weapons - the AR-15 - fires the .223 cartridge.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 A# s; W A r+ q" U8 w
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AR-15 rifles - which are semiautomatic and can fire from magazines of up to 100 rounds - were used by the gunmen in the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater massacre and the shooting at an Oregon shopping mall on Tuesday.
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- S1 w4 {. x0 J4 F8 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe light weight, accuracy and long range of the .223 cartridge make it ideal for self defense and military rifles.公仔箱論壇6 N6 I. I! B0 d. Y. ^+ D
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Sales of AR-15-style rifles have spiked in the United States since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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5 b0 O; C) A/ b0 ]( c4 ~公仔箱論壇Gun owners have bought millions of them in recent years over fears that new gun regulations will make them harder purchase.
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% X" y) Q/ u/ y, ~As many as 30 percent of the nation's gun owners have an AR-15 or similar semiautomatic rifle.
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3 g- Q. K& W3 @; o7 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe vast majority are chambered in the .223 ammunition.
$ C& T7 c8 _7 N9 _公仔箱論壇The most recent .223 designs, such as the Winchester .223 PDX1 projectile have a split core.
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This ensures that the bullet has a maximum impact on a human target, penetrating and then fragmenting causing a devastating cavity wound.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ^3 o& a% L7 n! q! Z% o
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Students described being ushered from their classrooms hand-in-hand, with their eyes closed, to the safety of a nearby fire station as police converged on the school.5.39.217.766 V4 M, R- _ q' B. W
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Adam's brother Ryan, 24, who was originally thought to have been the shooter, is being questioned by police after he was arrested at his home in Hoboken, New Jersey.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) t, D' J$ C$ N' e) ~& H* o4 @) o
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He was on a bus on his way home from work when he was being named as the gunman and posted on Facebook that it wasn't him. He told a friend he believed his mentally disabled brother did it.$ W/ w' R. g7 `0 S/ y3 \
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Neighbors said he recently remarried.5.39.217.76" [) J( W! X, }( h
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Newtown was once named one of the safest places to live in America and before this morning, there had been one murder in a decade.
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. h/ `: ]/ {6 n8 {; n8 w5.39.217.76The President addressed a stunned nation five hours after the shooting and openly wept as he spoke of the mindless shooting saying: 'Our hearts are broken today.'" l5 n" p2 r: m
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Seldom has a head of state expressed greater public emotion in modern times.
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% s/ L. F ?/ J9 r* GObama struggled for words, pausing several times as he wiped away tears saying, 'This evening, Michelle and I will...hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them.'5.39.217.763 _- O9 M: f$ V( h1 m
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Lanza is believed to have shot himself at the scene, according to the New York Times.
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He was carrying three weapons including two handguns and a rifle and was wearing a bullet-proof vest, a mask and black military gear.
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Three guns were found at the scene - a Glock and a Sig Sauer, both pistols - and a .223-caliber rifle.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb D S$ N% W K1 d
) V4 i9 W1 s1 d) s) p* mThe rifle was recovered from the back of a car at the school. The two pistols were recovered from inside the school. They were legally registered to Nancy Lanza.
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One mother told that her child said there were bullets 'whizzing by' him in the hallway and that a teacher pulled him into a classroom. It was said to have been like a 'war zone'.公仔箱論壇" p; w# i7 R3 A% K
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Speaking inside the St Rose of Lima church in Newtown tonight, Governor of Connecticut Dan Malloy said: 'In the coming days and in the coming weeks, I will pray that you all embrace one another that you lift one another up, that you understand the difficulties that you collectively will undergo.
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7 h. ^0 @! @1 E; Z8 Z* q: X! O'Keep in your prayers the children who lost their lives today, keep in your prayers the adults who lost their lives today.'
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Ryan Lanza, brother of Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting suspect Adam Lanza, is seen being led away by cops, left, and in photos pulled from his Facebook page, rightTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# b! l) K! U4 P$ r& m
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) N3 _! F+ B9 ]! htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA couple comfort each other after the mass shooting, left, and Principal Dawn Hochsprung, left, is one of the 26 who were shot dead at the school
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Music teacher Maryrose Kristopik, circled, has been hailed a hero after taking 15 children and putting them in a closet, undoubtedly saving their lives
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A woman walks past a fire truck in disbelief outside a fire house near the Sandy Hook Elementary School where children were gathered after the shooting
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Adam Sanza shot his mother at her home before driving in her car to the elementary school and shooting dead 26 people before turning the gun on himself
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Sandy Hook Elementary School is in Newtown, Connecticut, where Nancy and Peter Lanza lived. Their son Ryan lives in Hoboken, New Jersey
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Young children wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, this morning
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A member of the Connecticut State police leaves the scene outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School, left, as parents comfort each other, righttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 ] m' W$ f$ G6 T6 z
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People gather outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, ConnecticutTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 h z4 `. X0 N1 _3 ?; s. @7 ^
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The shooting is the latest in a series of high-profile gun crimes in American schools and colleges, that is especially shocking given the age of the students involved5.39.217.76, M& T% e4 H$ B" @( G
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7 [$ J5 m! ~) K+ {6 r2 {Ryan was then led out in cuffs. He had earlier taken to Facebook to dispel rumors that he was the shooter and told a friend he believed it was his mentally disabled brother.* d* `2 U& [. f# p9 V, d
. l1 \3 d0 x8 I. h1 }' c# }, v2 S" n- Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA parent told MailOnline Lanza battered on a closet where 15 children and their music teacher were locked inside shouting: 'Let me in! Let me in!'
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The mother, in her 40s, who declined to give her name, praised the quick-thinking actions of Maryrose Kristopik: 'I want to thank my child's music teacher. She saved their lives.
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. R4 t0 ]( w8 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'The shooter kept banging on the door screaming: "Let me in! Let me in!" but he didn't get in.
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( S& V2 k V+ F3 q公仔箱論壇'Now I have to explain to my nine-year-old son that his friends won't be coming back. How am I supposed to do that?'
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* Z$ x8 ?/ c- r5.39.217.76A boy weeps as he is told what happened after being picked up at Reed Intermediate School following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
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- E) ?- P8 D N! E6 a9 O7 l" y公仔箱論壇A woman talks to a state police officer for news about the 29 people believed to have been shot dead at the school1 B- T$ K$ M$ ?- D- [! @5 C" L y
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Nancy and Peter Lanza's home in Newtown, Connecticut, was raided after 2pm today and the shooter's father Peter was found dead
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1 V( N# ]: p& L7 cTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A visibly shocked Governor Dan Molloy joins armed law enforcement officers as they respond to the scene of multiple deaths reported after a shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Emergency personnel, parents and teachers swarmed to Sandy Hook Elementary School after the gunman opened fire
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7 s" ` X2 A1 {, n' Q5.39.217.76Alberta Bajraliu 41, got a call from a friend who heard a gunshot at the school and told her to check it out.
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$ {# k* [- U8 X+ R- a" GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Mrs Alberta's nine-year-old daughter Venesa was at the school but her two other children are not.3 [& T" D9 y) \- A; T
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She said: 'I was one of the first there and they were bringing children out, carrying them out. One girl came out and her face was covered in blood and she had bits of meat from other people in her hair. It was terrible.
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( D' O0 g' Q) r0 w# K0 [5.39.217.76'Another girl just looked shocked. They brought one girl out and I thought it was my daughter. They asked me: 'Does she have black trousers?' and I said no as Venesa had jeans.公仔箱論壇4 K6 k6 d' B2 E
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'When I saw her I just felt so relieved. She has not spoken much about what happened. She said she was in an art class and the teacher closed the door and they were waiting until they could get out.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 r6 {* g, Q5 b5 A8 k
, ^% V0 G* R EMiss Bajraliu also paid tribute to the school's principal Dawn Hochsprung who is believed to have been killed. She said: 'She would have done anything for her children'.6 m/ V4 a" s* r* [: s6 p: W$ {
/ A) G( i0 |5 L# fJosh Milas, 21, a former pupil at the school, also paid tribute to her and said: 'She loved those kids. She was a great person'.公仔箱論壇. D3 @6 C/ k; O. K$ S$ G
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A PRESIDENT BREAKS DOWN AS 'HEARTS ARE BROKEN': OBAMA'S SPEECH IN FULLtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: l4 Q1 `$ `; X
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This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel their families.
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& Y) P. {+ g' b8 g# H' z/ T1 SWe’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would -- as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know there’s not a parent in America who doesn’t feel the same overwhelming grief that I do. 公仔箱論壇3 b4 ?" A" Y8 ]. I2 t
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The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful little kids between the ages of five and ten years old. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- J! c% s! ?1 g: w$ W6 h1 A
l( O: g) [/ m+ [% rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers -- men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams.公仔箱論壇* I& L# b) e8 U# B( J) M1 }
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So our hearts are broken today -- for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost.
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5 ~8 x* P) w- ]$ J& B8 j3 x+ t4 S5.39.217.76Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their children’s innocence has been torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain. . [8 U. Q1 }5 M# o, e" T: E$ R
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As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it’s an elementary school in Newtown, or a shopping mall in Oregon, or a temple in Wisconsin, or a movie theater in Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago -- these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. ' D/ d3 ^+ D1 x1 j1 i# H
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+ d* W) U' G8 \3 L1 ^" Z0 W3 tThis evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter and we’ll tell them that we love them, and we’ll remind each other how deeply we love one another.
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But there are families in Connecticut who cannot do that tonight. And they need all of us right now. In the hard days to come, that community needs us to be at our best as Americans. And I will do everything in my power as President to help.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 q3 U) l4 B0 v4 I2 t1 H
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Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need -- to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours.4 }( |" U$ V5 o, R
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May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.
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A mother runs with her children, left, as police canvass homes in the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, and another comforts her traumatized child, right
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There are preliminary reports a students father, who is believed to be 20-years-old and from New Jersey, was the shooter. He was killed at the scene though it is unclear if he shot himself or was brought down by an officer
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% V8 `3 B# p: B/ R7 tParents pick-up children outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after 18 students and two adults were shot dead this morning' |8 k, k' l4 t& U
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Hundreds of officers, sniffer dogs, and firefighters patrol the streets outside Sandy Hook Elementary School to secure the area5.39.217.76/ E% T l' S7 Q# `% U5 H
6 F+ f% H" M+ y& o4 D4 O0 v; C8 STVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Dawn Hochsprung, 47, has been the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary school since July 2010.
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The mayor said they are not releasing names until next-of-kin have been notified.
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Two handguns have been recovered at the scene and police have cordoned off a black Honda with New Jersey plates believed to belong to the dead shooter.
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Hundreds of officers and police dogs had the area surrounded as they worked to secure the scene.5.39.217.76 `' B* o6 T& R6 e% }/ }
1 J+ o3 h' R9 W1 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTeachers and students were said to be in morning meetings when the shots were fired. The children were locked inside their classrooms until police came and evacuated them to a nearby fire station.. y8 g% a4 i7 H$ R
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One child was seen being carried from the school by a police officer, apparently seriously wounded.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ ?* M4 D8 \5 i5 P/ z/ [
A person in one room had 'numerous gunshot wounds', police told the The Hartford Courant., D* x8 D. b$ z' P) d' J
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Paramedics push stretchers toward Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, after the mass shooting this morningtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" n+ l0 c! b; A: I+ ?
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Lindsay Merikas, 26, of Alexandria, Virgina, wears a button saying 'Stop Gun Violence' as she gathered with other supporters of gun control on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House公仔箱論壇: @- W' w7 v6 _( g
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Families grieve, left, and a man carries a child away from the area of a shooting at the elementary school, right
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Traumatized students were seen being led out of the school crying and holding hands shortly after the shots rang out.5.39.217.76( {6 g8 w! J% Y5 U- W
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There were also reports that a bomb squad was being called into the school. A helicopter was flying over the scene.
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Frantic parents were rushing to the school as they were advised to go to the nearby fire station with ID to pick up their children.' k% A& |6 G+ R: z! W* {
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A witness told News8 he saw one child with a bloodied face and another with a hand injury.
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The school has about 600 students from kindergarten through to fourth grade - aged between five and 11.; b8 K" g6 D9 W0 G
) w+ G7 x% B! w$ FPresident Obama was first notified of the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school at 10:30am , White House press secretary Jay Carney said.; X- U/ [% M* }( F6 N
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The president has been receiving updates and will continue to throughout the day, Carney added.
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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: AMERICA'S WORST SCHOOL MASSACRES
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5 c; R, d3 S& \1. Virginia Tech - 32 dead plus the shooter, 16 April 2007, Blacksberg, Colorado& E4 ^/ j* D; |: Z; o
Student Seung Hui Cho, 23, killed two stuidents in a dorm and then went through building of classrooms armed with two handguns, shooting at random before killing himself.* r) t ~( j" f1 ^
! G2 O; V6 k, f! [7 ?# G5.39.217.762. University of Texas - 16 dead plus shooter, 1 August 1966, Austin, Texas
+ ?0 a$ C# G6 m4 ?$ \Former Marine sniper Charles Whitman, 25, armed with an arsenal of weapons shot victims from the observation deck of the campus tower.0 P s# ~$ i$ Q V) b
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3. Columbine High School - 13 dead plus two shooters, 20 April 1999, Littleton, Colorado公仔箱論壇8 `' K2 l; y. a2 U2 D7 Z: e
Students Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, opened fire outside the school killing students and one teacher before shooting themselves in the library.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* R! P$ ?; |/ [& j$ B+ L
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Jeffrey Weise, 17, goes on a shooting spree at Red Lake High School killing nine people, including his grandfather, before shooting himself.
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~6 Y9 |7 T! X$ ~1 T7 `, m( vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5. University of Iowa - five dead plus shooter, 1 November 1991, University of Iowa
/ @. U* A' j Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGang Lu, 27, a graduate student from China killed five with a .38-caliber revolver. He was apparently angry because his doctoral dissertation had not been nominated for an academic award.
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6. Amish schoolhouse massacre - six dead plus shooter, 2 October 2, 2006, Nickel Mines, PennsylvaniaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( f6 s! Q, }2 F
Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, executes five girls aged 7 to 13 before killing himself in a small Amish schoolhouse
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; |$ G( z8 F) p2 t/ oMitchell Johnson, 10, and Andrew Golden, 8, took seven guns to school and pulled the fire alarm and shot students as they headed for the exits. Four died plus a teacher. The pair were sent to a juvenile detention center and released in 2005.
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& h& ~) ~. H" y- S公仔箱論壇8. Cleveland Elementary School - five dead plus shooter, 17 January 1989, in Stockton, California
; g& R: ]& m" n" Y1 {) VPatrick Edward Purdy entered a schoolyard and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at Cleveland Elementary School. Five children died and 30 others were wounded including one teacher. He then shot himself.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, N+ ]- r# z8 {! P1 X: L" b
' c* i) \( `- p9. University of Arizona – three dead plus shooter, 28 October 2002, University of Arizona, e1 ^* D: k8 P% }. M7 p9 g
Robert Flores, 40, a nursing student shot an instructor in her office before entering a classroom and killing two more teachers before committing suicide.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 o" D9 X& a$ S: T( }3 F( d/ X) x
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10. Kent State University – four dead, 4 May 1970, Kent State University in Ohio公仔箱論壇7 p% N( r/ z7 g& E5 ^
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National Guard troops killed four students who took part in anti-war protests on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio.
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'If we get more information and as we get more information, we'll certainly provide it to you. The president as a father and I as a father certainly ... feel enormous sympathy for families that are affected and to do everything we can to support state and local law enforcement, to support those who are enduring what appears to be a very tragic event.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. L: R3 V# C! M6 [) x
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First Selectman Pat Llodra told Patch that there is no information being released about the victims — only confirming that there was a shooting.
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'I'm horrified, saddened and shocked that this happened in Newtown,' Llodra said. 'Our priorities right now are making sure everyone safe and reuniting parents with their children.'
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2 g/ u& w y3 c, i$ f! @公仔箱論壇One mother of an eight-year-old girl at the school, Brenda Lebinski, told Patch that her daughter is safe thanks to one teacher's decision to move all kids into a closet when a gunman had entered the building.2 C+ B v1 C y" ?8 I& C: z
! q1 j5 P$ K3 x2 n/ [公仔箱論壇Mrs Lebinski said that she had spoken to her daughter's teacher who was in the school at the time of the shooting, and that a masked gunman had shot adults in the school.
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'My daughter's teacher is my hero,' Lebinski said. 'She locked all the kids in a closet and that saved their lives.'# D& v3 z) j9 f, e- m
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8 W! j& k5 Z# }6 J+ Y公仔箱論壇Teachers and students were said to be in morning meetings when the shots were fired. The children were locked inside their classrooms until police came and evacuated them to a nearby fire station公仔箱論壇+ M! O$ [" D/ C3 l
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! d/ R7 n7 b, q' D5.39.217.76As well as police and firefighters, there were reports that a bomb squad was being called into the school. A helicopter was also flying over the scene公仔箱論壇2 x8 s) g" A$ A! j. y: U+ _- E
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! K. ]+ x; Y b: j+ C& \5.39.217.76There were reports of frantic parents rushing to the school though officials are telling them to stay at home by the phone
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# \. i, C! D/ }" _' cSECURITY MEASURES CAN'T PREVENT ANOTHER U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTING
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0 u/ d5 g; V1 R$ B; b6 uAlmost 94 per cent of U.S. elementary schools lock their doors during the school day to restrict access to campuses.5.39.217.76& ^9 M( H. X. c D
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Some 84 per cent of high schools, 73 per cent of middle schools, and 51 per cent of elementary schools use security cameras to monitor their schools, according to the U.S. Department of Education.5.39.217.761 ]. D% {" V$ Z; Y
Increasing numbers of security guards are in place at U.S. public schools as a result of gun crime with metal detectors also in use across the country.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 k7 T" l" M; P0 v0 R
6 b2 K ^' O1 _9 m/ R5.39.217.76Yet despite security measures school shootings in America are still common place.
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On February 10 2012 a 14-year-old from New Hampshire called Hunter Mack shot himself in the face at Walpole Elementary School cafeteria.
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Two weeks later student T.J. Lane, 17, allegedly opened fire at Chardon High School, Ohio, killing two and injuring three.
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% @2 |+ U, ]; c7 bSeven were killed and 10 injured at a shooting at Oikos University, in Oakland, California on 2 April. One L. Goh, 43, a Korean national surrendered to police.
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& S) n \7 T, L* ~- D公仔箱論壇Police arrested 15-year-old Robert Gladden and charged him as an adult after a student opened fire on the first day of school, at Perry Hall High School, Baltimore, in August. The 15-year-old allegedly opened fire before being rushed by teachers., m) m! U4 e/ S- A
1 q# g# B' l' s$ U6 K8 FTeachers again stopped a shooter on September 7 when a 14-year-old was tackled to the floor after shooting at the ceiling at Normal Community High School, Illinois.
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3 d# u0 x; B; k& k7 @On September 26 eight grader Cade Poulos killed himself at Stillwater Junior High School in Oklahom |