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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
LocationNewtown, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°25′12″N 73°16′43″W / 41.42000°N 73.27861°W / 41.42000; -73.27861
DateDecember 14, 2012
9:41 am - GMT-5
TargetChildren and school personnel
Attack type
Mass murder, school shooting, murder-suicide
WeaponsMultiple 9-mm handguns and a .223-caliber rifle[1]
Deaths28[2]

On December 14, 2012, 28 people, including 20 children, were killed in a mass shooting in Sandy Hook village, Newtown, Connecticut. Eighteen children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, before the gunman shot himself. Three other children were transported to hospitals in critical condition, where two died of their injuries. Another adult was found dead in the shooter's home shortly afterwards.[1][dead link] This was the second-deadliest US civilian shooting, after the Virginia Tech Massacre in 2007, which had a death toll of 32.[3]

Shooting

The gunman wore black combat garb and a military vest. Gunshots and screams had been heard over the school public address system. Authorities recovered a Glock and SIG Sauer 9 mm handgun,[4][5][6] but it was unclear who killed the shooter,[1][dead link] with sources reporting suicide.[7]

The classroom where the shooter's mother worked as a kindergarten teacher was the scene of the majority of the casualties.[8] The elementary school has close to 700 students.[1][dead link]

Suspect

The perpetrator was confirmed dead by police.[9] There was initially confusion over the perpetrator's identity, with sources initially reporting two different names.[10] Some news organizations, including Fox News and Huffington Post, originally incorrectly showed photos of a man with the same name.[11]

Reactions

According to the White House spokesman Jay Carney, President Obama expressed "enormous sympathy for families that are affected".[3] President Obama gave a televised address at approximately 3:17 p.m. ET the same day. He ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House in respect for the victims.[12] He said "We are going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics."[13]

Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York used the incident as an opportunity to call for more talk about stricter gun laws, saying "We cannot simply accept this as a routine product of modern American life," he said. "If now is not the time to have a serious discussion about gun control and the epidemic of gun violence plaguing our society, I don't know when is." Nadler also stated: "I am challenging President Obama, the Congress and the American public to act on our outrage and, finally, do something about this."[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyregion/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school.html?hp
  2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyregion/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school.html?hp
  3. ^ a b "Official with knowledge of Conn. school shooting: 27 dead, including 18 children". Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "US school shooting: At least 27 dead including 18 children". Zeenews Bureau of India. December 15, 2012, 00:42 in India (December 14, 2012 in USA). Retrieved 14 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Quigley, Rachel (PUBLISHED: 10:40 EST, 14 December 2012 | UPDATED: 15:45 EST, 14 December 2012). "Obama's tears for the children: President weeps after teacher's son, 24, shoots dead TWENTY NINE - including 22 students - at mom's Connecticut elementary school. Cops quizzing kid brother". Daily Mail UK. Retrieved 14 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
  6. ^ Williams, Pete (Updated 14 December 2012 at 3:18 p.m. ET). "Elementary school massacre: 27 dead, including 20 kids, in Connecticut". NBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "27 Killed in Connecticut Shooting, Including 18 Children". New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "Elementary School Massacre". USNews on MSNBC news. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  9. ^ Pete Williams; Miguel Llanos; Tracy Connor (December 14, 2012). "Elementary school massacre: 26 dead, including 18 kids, in Connecticut". NBC. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/newtown-shooter-facebook/
  11. ^ Jon Campbell (December 14, 2012). "Ryan Lanza Facebook Mistake: Wrong Lanza Hounded as Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Details Emerge". Christian Post.
  12. ^ "Presidential Proclamation -- Honoring the Victims of the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut". White House Press Office. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  13. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/world/tearful-obama-mourns-beautiful-kids-20121215-2bfwd.html
  14. ^ Davis, Susan. "Congress reacts to Connecticut school shooting". USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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