Friday, December 14, 2012

Shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school


By Rachel Quigley


PUBLISHED: 10:40 EST, 14 December 2012 | UPDATED: 10:47 EST, 14 December 2012


Police are responding to a shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut.


Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown is in lock down after police were alerted to a number of shots being fired at 9.41am by a gunman who was said to be in the main office of the school.


There are said to be a number of people with injuries. It is not yet clear if there are any deaths.


Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown is in lock down after police were alerted to a number of shots being fired at 9.41am by a gunman who was said to be in the main office of the school

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown is in lock down after police were alerted to a number of shots being fired at 9.41am by a gunman who was said to be in the main office of the school



One child was seen being carried from the school by a police officer, apparently seriously wounded.


A person in one room had 'numerous gunshot wounds', police said.


There are unconfirmed reports of two shooters, one is believed to be dead and the other still at large.


State and local police have entered the school and evacuations are underway.


The Hartford Courant tweeted there are 'groups of students, some crying being escorted away from the school'.










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