Knicks · Shocking massacre 15 minutes from fairfield CT close to 30 dead at elementary school in newtown (page 1)

31 U.S. school shootings since Columbine. School shootings in every other country in the world combined since that time: 14.

The news truly breaks my heart, got me shaken up.

Dont know what 2 say,

I got 3 children,

Blessed prayers to families.. throughout

DJMUSIC wrote:

The news truly breaks my heart, got me shaken up.

Dont know what 2 say,

I got 3 children,

Blessed prayers to families.. throughout

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A lone gunman killed 26 people at an elementary school here, including 18 children, in a terrifying early Friday morning shooting spree.

The Associated Press and local media reported the shooter, an unidentified 20-year-old adult male, was also dead inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. A second person was in custody and undergoing questioning. Two handguns were recovered at the scene. Mayor Mark Boughton said several victims had been taken to local hospitals.

Groups of students some crying, some holding hands were escorted from the school by teachers. Some witnesses reported of up to 100 shots. There were unconfirmed reports that the assailant, dressed in military style assault gear, shot most of the victims in a kindergarten classroom.

State Police Lt. Paul Vance would not confirm the number of fatalities and shooting victims until relatives had been notified.

The incident - which would be one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history - is the latest in a series mass shootings in the U.S. this year, including Tuesday's assault by a lone gunman at a Portland, OR., shopping mall that left two dead and one wounded.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Homeland Security adviser John Brennan informed President Obama of the shooting at 10:30 a.m. "The president is receiving regular updates as more information becomes available," Carney said. Carney said Obama would comment when more details were known.

Sandy Hook is in a residential, wooded neighborhood about 60 miles northeast of New York City. It has has 39 teachers and about 650 students. A reverse 911 call went out to parents warning of an incident. Parents were being reunited with children. But, NBC Connecticut reported, police were searching the area behind the school with guns drawn.

Terese Lestik was relieved to find her five year old daughter, Eva, unharmed.

"I heard a boom-boom,'' Eva said of the gunshots she heard earlier.

"I'm horrified,'' said Terese Lestik. "I just pray for whoever is hurt."

Alexis Wasik, a third-grader at the school, said police were checking everybody inside the school before they were escorted to the firehouse. She said she heard shots and saw her former nursery school teacher being taken out of the building on a stretcher, but didn't know if the woman had been shot.

"We had to walk with a partner," said Wasik, 8. One child leaving the school said that there was shattered glass everywhere. A police officer ran into the classroom and told them to run outside and keep going until the reach the firehouse, The Hartford Courant reported.

Innocent children...just unbelievable.

ChuckBuck wrote:Unreal...

Some of these kid's don't even know what's going on... So sad. I have a little daughter and I couldn't imagine. My life would be over if I lost my daughter like this. Could never and would never be the same. Heartbreaking for these kids and families. Just the thought of those kids murdered being in pain before passing is enough for me not wanting to think about this anymore. Can't believe this much evil can be inside of one person/people.

VCoug wrote:Jesus Christ, this is disgusting. When are we ever going to get a sane gun policy in this country.

That is the question I have. Will public figures who believe that its ok to own gun to satisfy their hobbies and like to say that guns are not to blame but blame the whack jobs who do these kinds of things, will they finally come to gripes with reality of guns in society?

Apparently the shooter lives in Hoboken and there is speculation that he was a disgruntled student teacher who had access to the school as opposed to a 20yr old parent. Whioh is possible but less likely

NYKMentality wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Unreal...

Some of these kid's don't even know what's going on... So sad. I have a little daughter and I couldn't imagine. My life would be over if I lost my daughter like this. Could never and would never be the same. Heartbreaking for these kids and families. Just the thought of those kids murdered being in pain before passing is enough for me not wanting to think about this anymore. Can't believe this much evil can be inside of one person/people.

which is the only positive here.

I always considered myself to be a manly man but, this makes me want to cry

NYKMentality wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Unreal...

Some of these kid's don't even know what's going on... So sad. I have a little daughter and I couldn't imagine. My life would be over if I lost my daughter like this. Could never and would never be the same. Heartbreaking for these kids and families. Just the thought of those kids murdered being in pain before passing is enough for me not wanting to think about this anymore. Can't believe this much evil can be inside of one person/people.

i have a 10 year old, I feel ya bro.. I would be a total loss... what pisses me off is the shooter is dead.. I wanted him alive.. the bastard!! he came in with an assault weapon and bullet proof vest... damn coward!!!!!!!!!!!

I am far from being any kind of advocate for automatic weapons, or guns in general and my first reaction is anger for higher gun control but a sick phuch that wants to inflict evil as this guy did will find the ways and means to do so. Got to get the guns from the sick.

His mother was a teacher at the school and he killer her.

I am horrified by this news!

JrZyHuStLa wrote:America's gun control regulation needs a massive reform.

not sure you can stop these incidents with just laws/better enforcement, determined nut bags will not worry about whats legal. better enforcement may help some, or maybe preventing folks under psychiatric care from getting weapons, however -- if they simply want to make a crazy "point"...

no easy fix for this.