Connecticut School District on Lockdown Following Shooting Report

[Punjabbi Munda]

Seriously..what has the world come to..
"Sometimes I feel tired of this planet"

 

[Khalidr]

To Americans now the shooter will be Psyco not a terrorist.
Very sad for innocent childrens.

 

[Areesh]

Shameful and sick. What type of an idiot would shoot 5-10 years old children.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

RIP ... America really has to do something about its gun control policy.

They may feel like badass cowboys keeping guns and stuff but now these massacres are occurring just too often. If they don't want a Mexico like situation in their country , they better,as they say there " get real ".

P.S- People should refrain from trying to score points off death of innocent children and others.

 

[Areesh]

What does it say about karma in your neighborhood ? Stop taking pot shots on a tragedy...

Taking potshots on a tragedy. Might have learned from some Bharati.

Anyways people please condemn this horrific incident. This is indeed sick incident.

 

[alibaz]

As many as 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut, US media say.

At least 18 children are among the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the Associated Press reported.

Earlier, the gunman was reported to have been killed and at least three people were taken to hospital.

A news conference is imminent and the state Governor Dannell Malloy is on his way.

Police arrived at the school soon after 09:40 local time (14:40 GMT), answering reports that a gunman was in the school's main office and one person had "numerous gunshot wounds".

Scores of officers at the scene carried out a full search of the site.

Schools across the district were immediately on lock-down as a preventive measure, officials said.

With the death toll rising, it emerged that one entire classroom of students may remain unaccounted for, local sources reported.

Meanwhile, the three people who have been taken to hospital are in "very serious condition", Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton told CNN.

'Collecting facts'
One witness speaking to CNN said that shots were heard coming from the hall. There "must have been 100 rounds" fired, she told the channel.

Local media have reported that firefighters instructed children to close their eyes and run past the school's office as they exited the building.

Other sources suggest that some of the shots were fired in a school classroom.

According to CNN, the shooter's body was in one of the school's classrooms.

There were unconfirmed reports of two shooters, according to a report in the local Hartford Courant newspaper.

With the children now evacuated, aerial images of the school show several emergency vehicles still at the scene and scores of cars surrounding the area.

Teams of officers are on the scene, some with dogs, as a thorough search of the school continues.

A local NBC news channel said that a hospital in nearby Danbury had reported receiving three injured patients.

Several parents are reportedly at the school, standing by and waiting for more information. Officials say they are trying to unite children with their parents.

Sandy Hook School - described by correspondents as a highly rated school - has cancelled its kindergarten class on Friday and will not operate midday bus runs, the school's website says.

The public school has more than 600 students in classes from Kindergarten to 4th Grade - including students aged from five to 10.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that US President Barack Obama had been informed of the incident and was receiving regular updates.

On its website, Danbury Hospital said it was aware of a "situation" at the school.

"Please know we're collecting facts now and will be back to you as soon as possible with the most accurate information," the hospital said in a statement.

BBC News - '27 dead' in Connecticut primary school shooting


Very sad incident, rest in peace all those who lost their lives

 

[Yeti]

Sickening RIP to the innocent dead

 

[foxbat]

Taking potshots on a tragedy. Might have learned from some Bharati.

Reported.. Now lets see if the whole thread about being civil was real or a tamasha like Aman ki aasha

 

[Sugarcane]

Reported.. Now lets see if the whole thread about being civil was real or a tamasha like Aman ki aasha

WTF - This thread have to do with Aman Ki Aasha/Tamasha

 

[foxbat]

Its USA what else can you say karma catches up fast

I wonder what would be your reaction if the same is said about Malala or the Pakistani soldiers killed at salala or at the avalanche !

 

[jnd3x0]

poor souls never deserve this like rest in the world ...

 

[PteX]

This is a horrible tragedy. I hope they find the second murderer soon and gun him down.

 

[PakShah]

27 Dead, Including 14 Children, In Elementary School Shooting

CBS News is reporting that 27 people are dead, including 14 students, after a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The gunman is among the dead.

CBS News’ John Miller reports there is preliminary information that the gunman was the father of one of the students. Miller also says that at least a couple dozen people were shot.

The shooter was killed and apparently had two guns, a person with knowledge of the shooting said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. It is not known whether the shooter took his own life or was killed.

Two students and a teacher were also injured in the shooting and they were taken to Dansbury Hospital, spokeswoman Diane Burke told CBS News York.

Teachers and police escorted students out of the building following the shooting.

“It was a very orderly evacuation given the circumstances,” Connecticut Post reporter Brian Koonz told CBS New York.

One mother tells CBS 2 reporter Lou Young that it’s like a “war zone” in Newtown. Her child told Young he had bullets “whizzing by” him in the hallway and that a teacher pulled him into a classroom.

Connecticut State Police tell CBS Connecticut that it is “still an active situation.”

Police responded to the school shooting at 9:41 a.m. WFSB-TV reporter Len Besthoff calls it a “chaotic scene.”

Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs and teachers told her to get in a corner. His daughter was fine.

“It’s alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America,” he said.

The school superintendent’s office says the district has locked down schools as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of students and staff. Schools in neighboring towns also were locked down as a precaution.

State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance says they have a number of personnel on the scene to assist.

The White House said President Barack Obama was notified of the shooting.

CBS News: 27 Dead, Including 14 Children, In Elementary School Shooting « CBS Connecticut

Absolutely horrific and disgusting. Curse the American terrorist.

 

[SinoChallenger]

Typical American behavior....

 

[Sinnerman108]

It is more than unfortunate .. today we are living this sad news.

Mankind has plumeted to such low level that today our children are being killed at our own hands.

The only happiness and light in this world is because of these little angels, may they all be safe.

Man kind collectively needs to rethink the cause ( media, social pressure, etc etc etc ) and what ever cause it may be
must be cured at what ever cost.