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Fri, Dec 14 2012 13:23:39

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Local reaction to Newtown school shooting

A lone gunman killed dozens, mostly children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in a terrifying early Friday morning shooting spree.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. WTNH
    WTNH News 8@WTNH
    #Newtown update: A witness told News 8 she saw 1 child had a bloody face, another with a hand injury. Still nothing confirmed by police.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:32:05
  4. The Newtown Bee posted photo of students being led away from school where shooting is reported: newtownbee.com http://pic.twitter.com/iKZZkNUZ
    Litchfield Cty Times@thelct
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    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:00:00
  5. 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
  6. lifteddreams
    äli ૐ@lifteddreams
    Just seen 7 ambulances go by... Must've been a huge accident
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:58:13
  7. PatMagz
    Patrick Magyar@PatMagz
    mass casualty kits being requested directly to the school
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:26:44
  8. TheNewtownBee
    The Newtown Bee@TheNewtownBee
    Video from the scene at Sandy Hook Elementary School, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFP62v-xxOo&list=UUnO8E-AVVXYyPYKVO0NSXqw&index=1.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:41:24
  9. State Police helicopter circling low in Newtown #schoolshooting http://pic.twitter.com/wVxy8sBn
    Ryan Bernat, WTIC-TV@RyanBernat
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    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:49:37
  10. CarolynMNT
    Carolyn Mueller@CarolynMNT
    Danbury Hosp confirmed receiving 3 patients from #Newtown shooting on NBC news
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:05:19
  11. asia_chavon
    Campus Chemist @asia_chavon
    Seen so many parents and loved ones of the sandy hook victims at the hospitial... #myheartgoesouttothem
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:53:18
  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
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    Fri, Dec 14 2012 09:36:05
  13. NJUSTINE_
    Nicole Justine@NJUSTINE_
    My mom's co-worker has 2 children who attend this elementary school. We still haven't heard anything. Praying
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:03:23
  14. 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
  15. MarthaMTorres1
    Martha M. Torres@MarthaMTorres1
    @acarvin my grand child 3rd grade. she is fine w/ mom. the parents n students at nearby firestation She said principal dead 2 children hurt
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:05:52
  16. johnfrey
    Rep. John Frey@johnfrey
    Sister is w/my nieces & nephew at Sandy Hook Firehouse. Awful situation
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:40:12
  17. ChrisWebby
    Chris Webby@ChrisWebby
    one of my aunts actually works at Sandy Hook elementary school.. she and her class are fine. many others aren't though, pray for them.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:04:11
  18. Lydkid
    Kyle Lyddy@Lydkid
    My neice, 7 years old, was at Head O Meadow School & was crouched down in a corner for 4 hours on lockdown.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:10:38
  19. ILSprincipal
    Principal Palkewick@ILSprincipal
    We are monitoring the situation in Newtown and will take precautions as needed.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:28:41
  20. Police press conference in #Newtown #CT school shooting to begin soon.Live photos from scene here: countytimes.com/articles/2012/… http://pic.twitter.com/rpHJDard
    Litchfield Cty Times@thelct
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    Fri, Dec 14 2012 09:23:42
  21. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    State police PIO Lt. Paul Vance: "The shooter is deceased inside the building."
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:43:09
  22. Lydkid
    Kyle Lyddy@Lydkid
    Strange place for a shooting. Not many places to go after the shooting? One way in. One way out. Firehouse right there. Highway far away.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:44:10
  23. CTVMercedes
    Mercedes Stephenson@CTVMercedes
    26 ppl who died as a result of the massacre at the school, 20 of them children. Took place in 2 rooms in 1 section of the school. #Newtown
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 12:43:37
  24. SteveCannon1045
    Steve Cannon@SteveCannon1045
    CNN identifies shooter as 24 year-old Ryan Lanza; a former Quinnipiac student who has a home in Hoboken NJ. His mother lives in Newtown
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 11:22:05
  25. banthaskull
    Jason@banthaskull
    “@Ryan__Lanza: so aperently im getting spammed bc someone with the same name as me killed some ppl... wtf?” Sucks!!
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 12:08:03

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