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More than two dozen people, mostly elementary school children, were shot and killed at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school this morning, federal and state sources tell ABC News.
The massacre involved two gunmen at a Connecticut school this morning, prompting the town of Newtown to lock down all of its schools and draw SWAT teams to the school, authorities said today.
State Police confirm that one shooter is dead. A second gunman is apparently at large. Car-to-car searches are underway.
It’s unclear how many people have been shot, but 25 people, mostly children are dead, multiple federal and state sources tell ABC News. That number could rise, officials said.
It is the worst shooting in a U.S. elementary school in recent memory.
The shooting comes just three days after masked gunman Jacob Roberts opened fire in a busy Portland, Ore., mall killing two before turning the gun on himself.
Today’s shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, about 12 miles east of Danbury. Read further.
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Quoting BBC
Schools across the district were immediately on lock-down as a preventive measure, officials said.
The shooter has been described as a man in his 20s, dressed in black, with links to the school, a law enforcement official has told the Associated Press.
The official said the gunman used a .223-calibre rifle during the attack, adding that police in the state of New Jersey are investigating a location there in connection to the shooting.
With the death toll rising, it emerged that one entire classroom of students may remain unaccounted for, local sources reported.
Three other people were taken to hospital and are reported to be in “very serious condition”, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton told CNN.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20730717
It is very sad and I condole all the families and their friends who lost their loved ones for ever. It is very unusual and unexpected event and we condemn all kinds of violence in any form and shape.
This is a very tragic and painful incident. Our prayers and thoughts are with the grieving families. May Allah the Almighty grant them patience and solace. Amen.