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Fri, Dec 14 2012 13:46:13

The #newtown massacre, documented via Twitter

This is a collection of all the tweets I sent out documenting the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.

  1. Crashspeed1
    Mark Medrano@Crashspeed1
    Shooting in Sandy Hook????? WTF is going on in the world????
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 06:58:07
  2. Newtown_HH
    Newtown_HH@Newtown_HH
    #Newtown shooting reported at sandy hook school. In lockdown.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:08:30
  3. jeffslametweets
    Jeff Spencer@jeffslametweets
    SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY? MY DAD WORKS THERE OH FUCK!
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:12:40
  4. PoliceFireEMS
    PoliceFireEMS@PoliceFireEMS
    BREAKING NEWS: Newtown, CT - Active shooter at a school - Multiple victims, CT State Police ESU and Chopper en route.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:23:41
  5. PatMagz
    Patrick Magyar@PatMagz
    Ambulances heading to #Newtown coming from as far as Norwalk
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:34:59
  6. Just pulled up to the scene. Authorities are staging next to the firehouse. http://pic.twitter.com/tlNW42Vp
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:35:05
  7. jeffslametweets
    Jeff Spencer@jeffslametweets
    Praying for my little cousin who goes to Sandy Hook Elementary..I hope your ok
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:35:10
  8. brightesteyes
    Stephanie Hack@brightesteyes
    My stomach is absolutely turning. I just hope no one is severely or fatally hurt at Sandy Hook.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:36:32
  9. ashley_bedell
    Ashley Bedell@ashley_bedell
    Are you fucking sick in the head to shoot up a elementary school? Crazy how its literally 20 minutes away from us.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:37:44
  10. PatMagz
    Patrick Magyar@PatMagz
    Atleast 6 more ambulances heading into staging at #sandyhook fire house #Newtown
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:37:53
  11. PHOTO: Kids evacuating Sandy Hook Elementary http://pic.twitter.com/CklkSTQo
    Samir Mezrahi@samir
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:39:31
  12. You can barely see the school in the background. Authorities have cordoned off the area. http://pic.twitter.com/KsIJesHI
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:41:20
  13. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Unconfirmed reports of multiple victims.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:41:59
  14. mugzii91
    Morgan Turner@mugzii91
    What the fuck is wrong with people. Honestly who shoots up an elementary school. I hope that fucker gets caught
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:42:08
  15. meiixmeii
    Mei Carla Springael@meiixmeii
    how sick can people get. praying for the people of sandyhook elementary school
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:42:35
  16. 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 07:44:49
  17. CHRIS_KAS_
    Chris K@CHRIS_KAS_
    BETHEL SCHOOLS ARE IN LOCKDOWN
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:45:52
  18. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Parent says that kids are being "pulled out" of the school by class. A class of fourth-graders just emerged, he says.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:46:31
  19. acarvin
    Andy Carvin@acarvin
    Local fire dept dispatcher and EMT RT @ikoiko33: #Newtown - scene still not secure, unknown number of patients
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:46:35
  20. mollybarnum
    Lilu@mollybarnum
    Lockdown in the cafeteria
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:46:39
  21. UnPerfectLyfee
    Maddie van't Slot@UnPerfectLyfee
    I'm shaking so hard right now
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:46:50
  22. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    State trooper says that they'll be holding a presser shortly.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:47:34
  23. LaurenEliseWill
    Lauren E. Williams@LaurenEliseWill
    A little shaken by the shooting in #Newtown. #CT. When it happens so close to home, it's unbelievable. Praying for no fatalities.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:47:40
  24. meiixmeii
    Mei Carla Springael@meiixmeii
    on the verge of tears from seeing all these kids evacuating
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:48:55
  25. IanMBudding
    Sunshine@IanMBudding
    Kinda awkward just sitting in this room in complete silence... #lockdown
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:48:59

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