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.

[unnecessary drama]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

I'd want the president out of office immediately.

Your idea is more dangerous than people who shoot up schools.

I guess you're thinking you muzzle one thing and then another thing gets muzzled and before we know it we're China.

I'm saying, PERSONALLY, I never needed to know the name Lansky. I don't think you did, either.

we heard it because it sells and now everyone wants to know this kid's life story and make their own minds up on why he did such a thing

the fact of the matter is...we probably have 50 more lansky's out there who have nothing to live for that...once they snap...are they just gonna off themselves? or are they going to take out 20 kids with them?

they see the news and think "by golly gee! I'm gonna be famous! That'll show everyone."

you keep the name out of the news and that dream dies

but I understand where you're coming from and realize it would be a slippery slope...just saying

[Wildcat2005]

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

[unnecessary drama]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

I am not surprised in the least.

That's fine.

I'm not much of a politician nor do I care.

I just had an idea, sorry that I offended you.

[ClevelandBronco]

Originally Posted by Wildcat2005

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

Jesus.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

I guess you're thinking you muzzle one thing and then another thing gets muzzled and before we know it we're China.

I'm saying, PERSONALLY, I never needed to know the name Lansky. I don't think you did, either.

we heard it because it sells and now everyone wants to know this kid's life story and make their own minds up on why he did such a thing

the fact of the matter is...we probably have 50 more lansky's out there who have nothing to live for that...once they snap...are they just gonna off themselves? or are they going to take out 20 kids with them?

they see the news and think "by golly gee! I'm gonna be famous! That'll show everyone."

you keep the name out of the news and that dream dies

but I understand where you're coming from and realize it would be a slippery slope...just saying

Following that logic we need better pr on suicides so those people you refer to will off themselves sooner not later

[unnecessary drama]

Originally Posted by Wildcat2005

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

they are the ultimate trolls

[DoucheMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

Jesus.

Not really

[go bowe]

Originally Posted by Wildcat2005

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

you can bet your ass that some patriot guards dudes will be there, along with everybody in ct who owns a bike...

i wish i could be there to stand and laugh at the wbc assholes, but mostly to express my sympathy to the families of the victims...

[ClevelandBronco]

Originally Posted by Wildcat2005

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

Tasty Cheeks might off one of them for you. He's already down for repealing freedom of the press. Maybe he'll sign up for taking away other 1st Amendment freedoms as well –– with extreme prejudice.

[go bowe]

you know, it's odd that there are 26 victims, all fatalities...

nobody was wounded?

in other shootings there's like 10 or 20 dead, but with 50 or more wounded...

did he shoot those kids in the head every time or just pump 5 or 6 rounds into each one?

not one survivor of the shootings, not one...

[ClevelandBronco]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Not really

It was delivered with every bit of irony I could muster.

[HonestChieffan]

When will the media allow these poor people some rest? Do we need to ask a dad who lost his kid at Columbine how he felt? Someone needs to beat the piss out of a reporter then ask did that hurt?

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Wildcat2005

Supposedly the Phelps family is planning on picketing the funerals of the victims

This may be the one that pushes someone to take one of them out

I'm not even joking when I say this... but someone may kill at least one of them if they decide to do that.


They're stupid...but I don't think theyre THAT stupid.

[DoucheMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

It was delivered with every bit of irony I could muster.

[Dayze]

yeah, one of these days Phelps cult followers are going to pick the wrong even to picket. right now they just look for people to push or shove them and use the law to sue the **** out of someone.

One of these times, someone is going to beat them within an inch of their life, or just straight up kill them. and I wouldn't be up in arms if that happened.