Connecticut school shooting: 18 children among 27 dead

[Tribal Warfare]

'Close to 20' dead in Connecticut school shooting, source says
Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- Nearly 20 people died Friday in an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

At least 10 of the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School were children, the source said. At a news conference Friday afternoon, state police Lt. Paul Vance would say only that there had been "several fatalities."

The school was secure, and the public was not in danger, Vance said.

"Why? Why?" one woman wailed as she walked up a wooded roadway leading from the school.

A parent who was inside the school at the time of the attack said she heard what sounded like at least 100 rounds being fired. She said she saw two school employees who had died.

'I hope my mom is ok': Tweets from the Connecticut school shooting

Hospital officials in neighboring Danbury said they were treating three people wounded in the shooting. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said the victims were in "very serious" condition.

The shooter is dead, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN's Susan Candiotti. The suspect's body is in a classroom at the school, the source said.

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said a male was being questioned but he is not being called a suspect.

Federal officers in tactical gear were on the scene, coordinating with local and state police. At least four ambulances remained at the school Friday afternoon.

Police have recovered two weapons from the suspect, a Glock and a Sig Sauer, the source said. It's unclear if police killed the suspect.

'It doesn't seem possible' -- parents shocked by school shooting

Police and teachers rushed students from the building as police swarmed the area shortly after the first calls came in, around 9:40 a.m. ET. Officials moved students to a nearby firehouse, where parents frantically sought information about their children.

Third-grader Alexis Wasik said police and teachers barged into her classroom and told students to hide in the corner.

"Everybody was crying," she said. "And I just heard the police officers yelling."

Aerial images from CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey showed police officers armed with rifles following a dog into woods near the school.

Other officers, some in tactical gear, stood around the school with guns drawn, CNN affiliate WFSB reported.

All schools in the city were on lockdown Friday as police assessed the situation, Vance said.

Gov. Dan Malloy is "horrified" by what happened, a spokesman said.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Obama administration feels "enormous sympathy" for affected families and pledged federal support for state and local law enforcement.

Newtown is about 60 miles north of New York.

Originally Posted by DaFace

This thread is not a place for discussion about gun control. There's a thread for that here:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=261606

People who can't understand that will be banned from this thread.

[thebrad84]

Originally Posted by R8ers

Disgruntled teacher gets shot 15 times by 5 teachers for shooting principle but had it not been for these teachers, many lives were spared.

Exactly. The only true form of gun control is to controlled shoot a gun at the person who is misusing one.

[WilliamInnerCircle]

Originally Posted by BigOlChiefsfan

This brings back bad memories of the Chechens and the Russian school they took over. God Bless those folks. God rot that shooter.

Exactly where my thoughts went when I got this tweeted to me.

[notorious]

We are going to have to turn our schools into prisons.


When I went to my daughter's Christmas concert I wondered for a moment what would happen if someone went nuts. I live in a very safe part of the country, but nobody would have been equipped to stop a madman in that situation.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

Fox news now saying the shooter was a parent of one of the kids. Unconfirmed.

Edited to add - the shooter was 20 years old. The math for him being a parent doesn't work for me.

[theelusiveeightrop]

The line people will cross continues to move. What is real anymore?

[The_Doctor10]

Originally Posted by thebrad84

Well, they make wonderful devices call gun safes that could easily be accessed in the event of a shooting. And to the one who proposed the "disgruntled" teacher shooting up the school, what is preventing that from happening as we speak? A disgruntled teacher could bring in an entire duffel bag worth of weapons at any point without any question by colleagues..

Teachers wanna bang students, they don't wanna kill them. Everyone who shot up a school was some poor **** who didn't realize life could/would get better. Teachers have all gotten past that angsty emo shit by now. "What's preventing a teacher from doing this now" Nothing but reality, sir.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by R8ers

There is no time for that man, by the time they get there the people are already dead.... Now saying something about a .223 so probably an AR-15 was involved...

20 year old shooter


Certify, train and arm teachers now!!!!

I'm all for gun rights, but the idea of arming teachers scares me more then the odds of this happening at my kids school.

[JASONSAUTO]

Originally Posted by The_Doctor10

Teachers wanna bang students, they don't wanna kill them. Everyone who shot up a school was some poor **** who didn't realize life could/would get better. Teachers have all gotten past that angsty emo shit by now. "What's preventing a teacher from doing this now" Nothing but reality, sir.

huh?

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by Dave

Really? NONE of the schools my son has gone to since Kindergarten have any security.

Most of the ones in Johnson County, KS and the ones up here in Fargo do.

[mikey23545]

What depths of evil does a person have to dwell in to even contemplate committing such a crime?

[R8ers]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I'm all for gun rights, but the idea of arming teachers scares me more then the odds of this happening at my kids school.

Teachers are educated, they should be trained properly.

Shots heard, classroom locked... Kids hide away from windows away from the line of fire.
Teacher pulls weapon and waits... Mass killer opens door and 15 rounds whiz by his head, one possibly hitting, maybe more if trained properly, Problem solved, many lives saved.

[something cooler]

Originally Posted by BigOlChiefsfan

Fox news now saying the shooter was a parent of one of the kids. Unconfirmed.

Edited to add - the shooter was 20 years old. The math for him being a parent doesn't work for me.

I was 20 when my daughter was in kindergarden.

[WoodDraw]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I'm all for gun rights, but the idea of arming teachers scares me more then the odds of this happening at my kids school.

I'm trying to picture my old teachers trying to shoot down a gunman. It's a funny image.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I'm all for gun rights, but the idea of arming teachers scares me more then the odds of this happening at my kids school.

One of the secretarys from our local school took the CCL class with me, and she asked why she couldn't take a gun into the school to protect the students.

She is the kind of person that would be dangerous with a rubber band. I definately don't want her having a gun in her desk.

[La literatura]

Originally Posted by R8ers

Teachers are educated, they should be trained properly.

Shots heard, classroom locked... Kids hide away from windows away from the line of fire.
Teacher pulls weapon and waits... Mass killer opens door and 15 rounds whiz by his head, one possibly hitting, maybe more if trained properly, Problem solved, many lives saved.

If the classroom door is locked, the shooter shouldn't be opening the door.