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Fri, Dec 14 2012 12:36:05

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Connecticut school shooting: Twitter timeline, reaction

At least 27 people, including 18 children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. This is a timeline of online reaction as the school shooting aftermath unfolded.

  1. Thestar
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:31:56
  2. The shooting took place Friday morning. 
  3. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Very brief press conference. Little new info released. They did mention that police were called to the school around 9 a.m.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:47:53
  4. The shooter, the father of a student there, was also killed, CBS News reported. The principal and school psychologist were among the dead, CNN said.
  5. TorontoStar
    Toronto Star@TorontoStar
    LIVE BLOG: Dozens dead, including children in #Connecticut school shooting: Reports bit.ly/Z5O9Tq More at @Star_foreign. #Newton
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:07:04
  6. As the events unfolded, people around the world watched and tweeted.
  7. brencournoyer
    Brendan Cournoyer@brencournoyer
    I'm at a loss for words. My heart goes out to all the families affected by today's tragedy. This has to stop. #newton
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:16:25
  8. drgraynicks
    Robin Gray Nicks@drgraynicks
    poor babies. Thoughts with the children, their parents, teachers, and everyone else affected by this. #Newton
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:16:26
  9. Thestar
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:39:03
  10. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    This could be the deadliest elementary school shooting in US history. 32 people were killed at VaTech in 2007.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:17:57
  11. Reporters on the ground, and other witnesses who were there, tweeted what was happening minute by minute.
  12. 10:26 a.m.
  13. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Was just passed by an ambulance on 84, presumably heading to the scene of this morning's shooting in Newtown.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:26:55
  14. 10:36 a.m.
  15. ljanyNT
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    Frantic parents are streaming onto the scene.
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:36:42
  16. Thestar
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:55:23
  17. 10:44 a.m.
  18. 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
  19. 10:46 a.m.
  20. 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
  21. Thestar
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:34:23
  22. TorontoStar
    Toronto Star@TorontoStar
    PHOTOS: #Connecticut school shooting bit.ly/TStt9 More at @Star_foreign. #Newton
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 10:15:33
  23. 10:57 a.m.
  24. Police reportedly questioning someone. Witness says the man was led out of the woods by police in handcuffs. http://pic.twitter.com/8PMayQff
    Libor Jany@ljanyNT
    ·
    Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:57:37
  25. 11:03 a.m.

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