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According to multiple reports, officials in Connecticut responded to a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown earlier this morning. The Hartford Courant says police reported that a shooter was in the main office of the school just after 9:40 a.m. A person in one room had “numerous gunshot wounds,” police said.
The gunman has now been killed, according to ABC; there are conflicting reports as to whether there was a second gunman. Newtown Public School District secretary of superintendent Kathy June said in a statement that the district's school were locked down because of the shooting: "The district is taking preventive measures by putting all schools in lockdown until we ensure the safety of all students and staff."
According to The Newtown Bee, "One child was carried from the school by a police officer, apparently seriously wounded." NBC CT reports that at least three patients have been admitted to Danbury Hospital. A mother being interviewed on NBC claims the school's principal was killed.
We'll update as more information becomes available.
The gunman has now been killed, according to ABC; there are conflicting reports as to whether there was a second gunman. Newtown Public School District secretary of superintendent Kathy June said in a statement that the district's school were locked down because of the shooting: "The district is taking preventive measures by putting all schools in lockdown until we ensure the safety of all students and staff."
According to The Newtown Bee, "One child was carried from the school by a police officer, apparently seriously wounded." NBC CT reports that at least three patients have been admitted to Danbury Hospital. A mother being interviewed on NBC claims the school's principal was killed.
We'll update as more information becomes available.
Update 11:24 a.m.: According to the Post, a dispatcher at the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps says a teacher has been shot in the foot. An NBC News corespondent on the scene reports that staff "were in morning meetings when these shots were fired...they heard multiple shots." According to WTNH, children are being taken to a nearby firehouse.
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