Dreamcatchers For Abused Children
29
March , 2024
Friday


Dreamcatchers For Abused Children Store

Mass School Shooting: 28 Dead

Posted by Sandra On December - 14 - 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut: 28 killed including 20 children

NEWTOWN, Conn.  – An official with knowledge of a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school says 28 people are dead, including 20 children. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way. The gunman is reportedly dead. The shooting sent frightened students into the parking lot. READ MORE HERE

The one known shooter was 24, carrying four weapons and wearing black clothing and a bullet proof vest. He is dead, authorities told ABC News. Police continue to investigate if there was a second shooter involved. CBS reports that a student’s father was the shooter.

CLICK HERE FOR LIVEBLOG UPDATES

More than two dozen people, mostly elementary school children, were shot and killed at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school this morning, federal and state sources tell ABC News. The massacre involved two gunmen and prompted the town of Newtown to lock down all of its schools and draw SWAT teams to the school, authorities said today. One shooter is dead and a manhunt is on for a second gunman. Police are searching cars. One shooter was described as a 24-year-old armed with four weapons and wearing a bullet vest, sources told ABC News. READ MORE HERE

Adam Lanza, age 20, Identified By Police As Gunman In Deadly Connecticut Elementary School Shooting
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE FROM ABC NEWS HERE: http://abcnews.go.com/live

LIVE UPDATES: Newtown, Conn., School Shooting

CLICK HERE for more photos from the scene

Mass School shooting: What we know

A young girl cires following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A gunman entered the school Friday morning and killed at least 26 people, including 20 young children.

A young girl cries following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A gunman entered the school Friday morning and killed at least 26 people, including 20 young children. / Melanie Stengel,AP Photo/The New Haven

———————————————————————————————-

 

20 children among 26 dead in Connecticut school shooting

————————————————————————————————————

Videos of School shooting

updated 8:05 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
In one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, a gunman opened fire, killing nearly 30 people — most of them children.
updated 7:18 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
The sound of gunfire, confusion, a lockdown and then an evacuation. Witnesses, students and parents told frightening stories after the shooting.
“Pop. Pop. Pop.” That’s what it sounded like, coming from the hallway.
updated 5:58 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
As the story of the tragic shooting unfolds, many people are pondering: Why has there been so much violence in the U.S. lately, and what can be done to stop it?
updated 8:15 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Principal Dawn Hochsprung, killed in Friday’s shooting at her Connecticut elementary school, recently installed a new security system to ensure student safety.
updated 8:19 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Who was Adam Lanza?
updated 6:47 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
CNN’s Susan Candiotti reports on how the Connecticut school shooting happened, leaving dozens of people dead.
updated 5:28 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
School shootings such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, may have long-lasting consequences, but with proper support, many children are able to move on, experts say.
updated 7:15 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Family members give their accounts of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
updated 7:26 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, took to social media Friday to share their fear, shock and horror over the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
updated 3:30 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
A 3rd grader tells what she saw as gunfire rang out at an elementary school in Connecticut.
updated 7:15 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Student and parent accounts of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
updated 12:11 PM EST, Fri December 14, 2012
Learn more about school violence in the U.S. with our interactive timeline of incidents of random violence at elementary, middle and high schools since 1927.
Click through our interactive timeline to learn more about the worst mass shootings in the United States since World War II.
Learn how to help the victims and families affected by the Connecticut school shooting tragedy.

Names of Newtown School Shooting Victims Released

Most of those killed in the attack were first-graders

Eighteen females and seven males were killed in the attack. Sixteen of the children were 6 years old, while four were 7.
———————————————————————————-

20 Children:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6

Six adults
Rachel Davino, 29
Dawn Hochsprung, 47, principal
Anne Marie Murphy, 52, special education teacher
Lauren Rousseau, 30, teacher
Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist
Victoria Soto, 27, first grade teacher

——————————————————————————————–

 

---------------------------------------------
~ DID YOU KNOW? ~
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.

Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION!

Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Comments are closed.

?>

Recent Comments

DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization. Our mission is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children\'s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.

Recent Comments

Pastor raped 13-yr old

On Aug-18-2010
Reported by Sandra

$166M Child Sex Abuse Settlement

On Mar-25-2011
Reported by Sandra

Child Rapist Beaten to Death

On Feb-18-2013
Reported by Sandra

Recent Posts