News out of Connecticut this morning indicates that a shooting has taken place at Newtown, Conn.’s Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Details are sketchy, as they so often tend to be in the early period after such incidents, but many reports have indicated at least one confirmed death, that of the shooter, whose identity has yet to be confirmed.
CNN and the Hartford Courant have reported that there have been multiple deaths, including those of children. Local police will be holding a press conference at 1:00 p.m. EST.
We’ll keep things updated on this page.
UPDATE, 10:51 a.m.: A CBS Connecticut affiliate is reporting that there have been at least 27 deaths, including 14 children.
UPDATE, 3:07 p.m.: The shooter is suspected to be Adam Lanza, a 20 year old resident of Newtown, according to the Associated Press. His mother, Nancy Lanza, was found dead in her home. She was a teacher at Sandy Hook. Reports say that Ryan Lanza, the 24-year-old brother of Adam and original suspected shooter, has been questioned by area police.
This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2012.
Arm the schoolchildren, arm everyone in the elementary school, even the janitor, even Raytheon’s “light bulb” Frank Antenori! Mandatory carry for all those people…problem solved, it’s so very simple.
Despite Red Star’s snark, he’s unwittingly put his finger on something that works-they’ve successfully been doing just that in Israel for over 30 years.
http://12160.info/photo/how-israel-avoids-school-shootings
If we can trust teachers with our children, we can trust them with the weaponry to protect them.