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Fri, Dec 14 2012 15:25:43

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How shooting unfolded on social media

A chronology on Twitter.

  1. 9:45 a.m. "Active shooter in a school"

  2. Rickbryce
    Ricky kulmann@Rickbryce
    @CTNotify @CTPSscann newtown ct active shooter in a school in Dickerson drive multi police units responding
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 06:45:29

  3. 9:52 a.m. "There's definitely something going on."

  4. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    There's definitely something going on there. Multiple reports of a shooting. And it's Dickinson, not Dickerson Drive.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 06:52:08
  5. Crazy @newtownpatch
    mscheunemann
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 09:55:43

  6. 10:02 a.m. Police responding

  7. hartfordcourant
    Hartford Courant@hartfordcourant
    Newtown school officials confirm police are responding to a report of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School #breakingnews
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:02:18

  8. 10:16 a.m. Triage being set up

  9. PatMagz
    Patrick Magyar@PatMagz
    Triage area being set up at Sandy Hook FD for the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:16:23

  10. 10:18 a.m. "I hope my mom is OK."

  11. jpvan18
    Joey vanVeen@jpvan18
    School shooting at sandy hook. I hope my mom is ok
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:18:27
  12. One father who had picked up daughter, 7, said she saw a girl lying in the hallway not moving: countytimes.com/articles/2012/… http://pic.twitter.com/CPMYuoXZ
    Litchfield Cty Times@thelct
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 09:36:05

  13. 10:25 a.m. "My mom is working at a Newton school today"

  14. CHRIS_KAS_
    Chris K@CHRIS_KAS_
    My mom is working at a Newtown school today.... Holly Shit, Holly Shit.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:25:05

  15. 10:29 a.m. "Thank God"

  16. CHRIS_KAS_
    Chris K@CHRIS_KAS_
    Thank God she's at Reed Middle school today
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:29:32

  17. 10:26 a.m. Mass casualty kits requested

  18. PatMagz
    Patrick Magyar@PatMagz
    mass casualty kits being requested directly to the school
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:26:44

  19. 10:36 a.m. Frantic parents 

  20. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Frantic parents are streaming onto the scene.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:36:42
  21. #Newtown #Pray http://pic.twitter.com/puHCITm2
    A Rose by any name@Girliegurll
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:26:58

  22. 11:14 a.m. Where is my mom?

  23. shmileyss
    Kylie Hayden@shmileyss
    if my mother doesn't answer the phone I'm going to have a heart attack. She's literally like 50 feet from the shooting
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:14:44

  24. 11:19 a.m. SWAT member with assault rifle

  25. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    SWAT team member just walked by with an assault rifle. No indication of whether the suspect's been captured. Dead or alive?
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:19:13

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