Shooting at Connecticut School

BYU 14 · 12-14-2012, 11:53 AM

WTF, this is just getting ridiculous, an elementary school and apprently students were hit.

Can't the nutjobs that do this just fire one shot, into their own temple. These poor families, not knowing what the hell is going on with their children right now as police and rescue workers try and sort out the chaos.

Multiple deaths reported in shooting at Conn. school

Mizzou B-ball fan · 12-14-2012, 12:04 PM

Really scary to hear about this kind of stuff when my oldest just started kindergarten. I know it's random and likely won't happen at their school, but still, it's scary.

Alan T · 12-14-2012, 12:04 PM

Yeah, you caused me to have a mild heart attack. Had to find what school it was. (My oldest two daughters go to school in Connecticut).

saldana · 12-14-2012, 12:10 PM

cnn is saying serious injuries but not reporting fatalities

Mizzou B-ball fan · 12-14-2012, 12:12 PM

CBS says gunman and at least one child is dead. Reportedly was a father who confronted the principal.

BYU 14 · 12-14-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan T

Yeah, you caused me to have a mild heart attack. Had to find what school it was. (My oldest two daughters go to school in Connecticut).

Ugh, sorry Alan, glad your daughters are OK

BYU 14 · 12-14-2012, 12:22 PM

Updated to more than one child among the dead now, just heartbreaking

saldana · 12-14-2012, 12:23 PM

abc is saying there were 2 shooters

Alf · 12-14-2012, 12:25 PM

All your guns are belong to us.

Scoobz0202 · 12-14-2012, 12:44 PM

I want the official press conferance to happen. I'm hearing some high numbers that I hope are just twitter-era bullshit.

saldana · 12-14-2012, 12:46 PM

some sites are saying 2 adults killed, others are saying as many as 12, including a number of kids.

i cant wait for my girls to get home from school to hug them

BYU 14 · 12-14-2012, 12:46 PM

OMG, CBS saying 27 dead, 14 children.....

Here is a link to live coverage

Newtown School Shooting | Page 2 | Liveblog live blogging | Reuters.com

Sun Tzu · 12-14-2012, 12:52 PM

Le sigh.

Izulde · 12-14-2012, 12:59 PM

Children and adults gunned down in Connecticut school massacre – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

For CNN's take on it.

Comey · 12-14-2012, 01:10 PM

I came on my lunch break to a VM from my ex-gf's mom. That's how I found out about it (she wanted to know what school I was working at, and to see if I was okay...I teach in Groton, which is on the other end of the state).

Newtown is a small town outside of Danbury; it is, by my recollection, more rural than even suburban. This is sickening and inexplicable. To be honest, this seems to happen in these type of towns more frequently than urban areas (which is where I wish to teach).

My thoughts are with everyone in Newtown. I have a couple of friends there, and to see any community go through this...words don't do it any justice.

RomaGoth · 12-14-2012, 01:10 PM

What a bunch of fucking bullshit. How does a parent even begin to cope with something like this? I do not own a gun nor do I hunt but I have never been anti-gun either. I am starting to wonder though.....

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by saldana

abc is saying there were 2 shooters

Police are saying the shooter is a 20 year old from New Jersey.

RomaGoth · 12-14-2012, 01:12 PM

I pray that the fucker who did this burns for all eternity in hell. Fucking piece of shit.

cougarfreak · 12-14-2012, 01:14 PM

As a teacher. I'm ready for new laws that allow for teachers to have access to weapons at school, similar to conceal/carry laws. Proper training, etc.

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 01:16 PM

A SWAT team raided his residence in NJ, but he may have been found dead in a classroom.

Qwikshot · 12-14-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

As a teacher. I'm ready for new laws that allow for teachers to have access to weapons at school, similar to conceal/carry laws. Proper training, etc.

Oh boy that's a dialogue for later. This murderer seems like a copycat from the Oregon mall shooting.

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 01:25 PM

CBS saying police have an individual in custody who may have been second shooter.

johnnyshaka · 12-14-2012, 01:28 PM

For five cents, why can't these idiots get it right...forget schools, malls, and movie theatres...why not go out in a blaze of glory in a maximum security prison instead and gun down unsuspecting child rapists, drug dealers, and convicted murderers?!?!

DanGarion · 12-14-2012, 01:28 PM

Wow, that's terrible.

BYU 14 · 12-14-2012, 01:30 PM

Some may disagree with me, but I find it a little disturbing that reporters are even asking to stick microphones in the faces of 6-9 year old kids who have just been through this much trauma. As a parent there is no way I would consent to that.

Can't they just wait for official press releases?

Matthean · 12-14-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

A SWAT team raided his residence in NJ, but he may have been found dead in a classroom.

He's confirmed to be dead.

Scoobz0202 · 12-14-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

Some may disagree with me, but I find it a little disturbing that reporters are even asking to stick microphones in the faces of 6-9 year old kids who have just been through this much trauma. As a parent there is no way I would consent to that.

Can't they just wait for official press releases?

I was just about to post this and saw your comment as I was typing.

Stop shoving 9 year old kids in front of the camera, asshole 24-hour news shows.

DaddyTorgo · 12-14-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

I was just about to post this and saw your comment as I was typing.

Stop shoving 9 year old kids in front of the camera, asshole 24-hour news shows.

Exactly.

RomaGoth · 12-14-2012, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Some may disagree with me, but I find it a little disturbing that reporters are even asking to stick microphones in the faces of 6-9 year old kids who have just been through this much trauma. As a parent there is no way I would consent to that.

Can't they just wait for official press releases?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

I was just about to post this and saw your comment as I was typing.

Stop shoving 9 year old kids in front of the camera, asshole 24-hour news shows.

+1

RomaGoth · 12-14-2012, 01:38 PM

So one of the shooters had 4 weapons and was wearing a bulletproof vest. WTF?

corbes · 12-14-2012, 01:45 PM

I want to go home and hug my daughter.

Easy Mac · 12-14-2012, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

So one of the shooters had 4 weapons and was wearing a bulletproof vest. WTF?

You have to protect yourself for when deer become armed. You wouldn't want them shooting you back.

DanGarion · 12-14-2012, 01:51 PM

What channels are showing interviews of children. I'm going to bitch at them on twitter.

kingfc22 · 12-14-2012, 01:52 PM

What the fuck is wrong with people!!! Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you are so miserable!

I can't even begin to imagine if this happened at my wife's school that she teaches at.

Autumn · 12-14-2012, 01:53 PM

I was just ranting to my wife about that too. If someone stepped up to my kid with a camera and a microphone at a time like this they would be hauling me away next.

Noop · 12-14-2012, 01:55 PM

Why???

What the hell happened to the world?

JonInMiddleGA · 12-14-2012, 01:56 PM

Until a few minutes ago I hadn't seen anything more than a brief "school on lockdown after shooting" blurb much earlier this morning. Clicked to my home page for the first time in several hours a few minutes ago.

No words.

DaddyTorgo · 12-14-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Until a few minutes ago I hadn't seen anything more than a brief "school on lockdown after shooting" blurb much earlier this morning. Clicked to my home page for the first time in several hours a few minutes ago.

No words.

Same

Galaxy · 12-14-2012, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwikshot

Oh boy that's a dialogue for later. This murderer seems like a copycat from the Oregon mall shooting.

And a copycat from the Denver theater shooting?

Ben E Lou · 12-14-2012, 02:02 PM

Reports are that police have discovered a body at the shooter's mother's house, or another home associated with the shooter.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-14-2012, 02:07 PM

Minor detail but it's jumped out at me. TV seems to be consistently saying 24 y/o shooter. AP is still saying 20 y/o as of a couple minutes ago.

Also, the reference to the main weapon being a .223 rifle threw me for a minute. I'm going to guess it might have been an AR-15 or similar, which I think of as a .556 but usually forget that it can fire a .223 safely.

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 02:07 PM

Reports have as many as 29 dead with 22 children, though nothing confirmed yet.

PilotMan · 12-14-2012, 02:10 PM

Fucking motherfucking pieces of fucking shit. My stomach hurts and my eyes well up. Pain and anger fill my heart and the need to hold my own children consumes me. My sympathy goes out to all those affected by this terrifying event. So very sad.

cartman · 12-14-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Minor detail but it's jumped out at me. TV seems to be consistently saying 24 y/o shooter. AP is still saying 20 y/o as of a couple minutes ago.

Also, the reference to the main weapon being a .223 rifle threw me for a minute. I'm going to guess it might have been an AR-15 or similar, which I think of as a .556 but usually forget that it can fire a .223 safely.

Yeah, a 5.56mm weapon can fire .223 rounds, but not vice versa. Most retail AR-15s are chambered for .223, while the military weapons are 5.56mm.

I haven't read anything about the shooter being 24. I have read that someone wearing camo was picked up by police in the woods outside the school.

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 02:13 PM

Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin
CBS affiliate: shooter went from classroom to classroom, shooting students and adults. Death toll may go up slightly. #newtown

cartman · 12-14-2012, 02:14 PM

Now there are reports coming out that the shooter had ties to the school.

Autumn · 12-14-2012, 02:17 PM

It's hard to fathom how deranged you would have to be to do this. This is a story taht just seems unbelievable, even knowing how fucked up humans can be.

mckerney · 12-14-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Now there are reports coming out that the shooter had ties to the school.

There had been word that he had for a while and that he may have been the father of a student.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/279635401931628544

CBS NewsVerified
‏@CBSNews
DEVELOPING: @JohnMillerCBS reports preliminary information indicates a student's father was CT school gunman http://cbsn.ws/live

Logan · 12-14-2012, 02:22 PM

They released the name of Ryan Lanza. Found a guy on FB going by that name, currently living in Hoboken, NJ, originally from Newtown.

GoldenEagle · 12-14-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

For five cents, why can't these idiots get it right...forget schools, malls, and movie theatres...why not go out in a blaze of glory in a maximum security prison instead and gun down unsuspecting child rapists, drug dealers, and convicted murderers?!?!

Because these cowards that do this kind of stuff know they will face little resistance when they go to a school. A school like this is just a sitting duck for crazy people. I just can't believe someone could shoot that many kids.

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12-14-2012, 01:10 PM	#15
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	I came on my lunch break to a VM from my ex-gf's mom. That's how I found out about it (she wanted to know what school I was working at, and to see if I was okay...I teach in Groton, which is on the other end of the state). Newtown is a small town outside of Danbury; it is, by my recollection, more rural than even suburban. This is sickening and inexplicable. To be honest, this seems to happen in these type of towns more frequently than urban areas (which is where I wish to teach). My thoughts are with everyone in Newtown. I have a couple of friends there, and to see any community go through this...words don't do it any justice. __________________

12-14-2012, 12:04 PM	#2
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Really scary to hear about this kind of stuff when my oldest just started kindergarten. I know it's random and likely won't happen at their school, but still, it's scary.

12-14-2012, 12:10 PM	#4
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	cnn is saying serious injuries but not reporting fatalities

12-14-2012, 12:12 PM	#5
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	CBS says gunman and at least one child is dead. Reportedly was a father who confronted the principal.

12-14-2012, 12:22 PM	#7
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Updated to more than one child among the dead now, just heartbreaking

12-14-2012, 12:23 PM	#8
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	abc is saying there were 2 shooters

12-14-2012, 12:44 PM	#10
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I want the official press conferance to happen. I'm hearing some high numbers that I hope are just twitter-era bullshit.

12-14-2012, 12:46 PM	#11
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	some sites are saying 2 adults killed, others are saying as many as 12, including a number of kids. i cant wait for my girls to get home from school to hug them

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12-14-2012, 01:16 PM	#20
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	A SWAT team raided his residence in NJ, but he may have been found dead in a classroom.

12-14-2012, 01:25 PM	#22
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	CBS saying police have an individual in custody who may have been second shooter.

12-14-2012, 01:28 PM	#23
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	For five cents, why can't these idiots get it right...forget schools, malls, and movie theatres...why not go out in a blaze of glory in a maximum security prison instead and gun down unsuspecting child rapists, drug dealers, and convicted murderers?!?!

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12-14-2012, 01:30 PM	#25
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Some may disagree with me, but I find it a little disturbing that reporters are even asking to stick microphones in the faces of 6-9 year old kids who have just been through this much trauma. As a parent there is no way I would consent to that. Can't they just wait for official press releases?

12-14-2012, 01:45 PM	#31
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I want to go home and hug my daughter.

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12-14-2012, 01:53 PM	#35
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	I was just ranting to my wife about that too. If someone stepped up to my kid with a camera and a microphone at a time like this they would be hauling me away next.

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Until a few minutes ago I hadn't seen anything more than a brief "school on lockdown after shooting" blurb much earlier this morning. Clicked to my home page for the first time in several hours a few minutes ago. No words. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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12-14-2012, 02:07 PM	#41
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Minor detail but it's jumped out at me. TV seems to be consistently saying 24 y/o shooter. AP is still saying 20 y/o as of a couple minutes ago. Also, the reference to the main weapon being a .223 rifle threw me for a minute. I'm going to guess it might have been an AR-15 or similar, which I think of as a .556 but usually forget that it can fire a .223 safely. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin CBS affiliate: shooter went from classroom to classroom, shooting students and adults. Death toll may go up slightly. #newtown

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12-14-2012, 02:17 PM	#47
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	It's hard to fathom how deranged you would have to be to do this. This is a story taht just seems unbelievable, even knowing how fucked up humans can be.

12-14-2012, 02:22 PM	#49
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	They released the name of Ryan Lanza. Found a guy on FB going by that name, currently living in Hoboken, NJ, originally from Newtown.

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