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Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School

41,039 2,061 December 14, 2012 at 07:45 AM in Sad (2)
Shooting reported at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown [kltv.com]

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The Newtown Bee is reporting multiple police, ambulance and emergency crews are at the scene, and there are multiple reports of injuries being reported.

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Last Edited by calistyle December 15, 2012 at 07:19 PM
the tragic shooting has nothing to do with the president, gun laws, military, etc.. so it'd be much appreciated if we can all grieve and share our sadness together, without the controversial off topic mumble jumble that will get others riled up. so no trolling please. kthx.

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Names have been released. I couldn't make it to the end without crying. Weeping

State police released the names of the victims of an elementary school shooting spree in Newtown, Conn. on Saturday, per the Associated Press [ap.org]:
All six adults killed at the school were women. Of the 20 children who were shot to death, eight were boys and 12 were girls. All the children were ages 6 or 7.
Investigators are trying to learn more about 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza, who killed himself after the massacre.
The state's chief medical examiner, Dr. H. Wayne Carver, told reporters the children he examined all had "three to 11 wounds apiece."
"I believe everybody was hit more than once," he added.
The complete list, via ABC News [go.com]:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Rachel Davino, 29
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Dawn Hocksprung, 47
Madeline Hsu, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Lauren Russeau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison Wyatt, 6

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MTwallet
12-15-2012 at 12:41 PM.
12-15-2012 at 12:41 PM.
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My guess on the motive: shooter grew up feeling parents didn't love him, mom liked her students more than him, he grew bitter and had prescription drug issues, killed the students in a jealous/drug-induced rage then killed his mom.
sounds pretty close. typical scenario, kid apparently didnt have any social skills, parents got divorced. people are saying even though he was smart, the mom pushed him hard to do well academically
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12-15-2012 at 01:00 PM.
12-15-2012 at 01:00 PM.
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sounds pretty close. typical scenario, kid apparently didnt have any social skills, parents got divorced. people are saying even though he was smart, the mom pushed him hard to do well academically

I'd call that life in general. I'm on mobile and dont have a source handy, but from what I've read every mass murderer in the US for the last 20 years had been prescribed psychotropic drugs. That of course excludes islamic extremists.
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12-15-2012 at 01:11 PM.
12-15-2012 at 01:11 PM.
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From Benjamin Rush (Signer of the constitution):

"By withholding the knowledge of the Scriptures from children, we deprive ourselves of the best means of awakening moral sensibility in their minds."

"If we ever take the Bible out of school, we will spend our time and money fighting crime."


Why would God allow such violence in schools? Because he isn't allowed in schools.
+1, chewy speaks the truth.
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12-15-2012 at 01:17 PM.
12-15-2012 at 01:17 PM.
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I feel so sorry and helpless.

Serra go ahead and remove this.
If you have something to say, I strongly invite you to join the discussion in the Podium. Smilie
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12-15-2012 at 01:34 PM.
12-15-2012 at 01:34 PM.
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Right after you. Thanks !!
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12-15-2012 at 01:54 PM.
12-15-2012 at 01:54 PM.
don't know if this true. From the facebook page RIP Sandy Hook Elementary School Children

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tears me up.
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The Raddish
12-15-2012 at 02:15 PM.
12-15-2012 at 02:15 PM.
Names have been released. I couldn't make it to the end without crying. Weeping

State police released the names of the victims of an elementary school shooting spree in Newtown, Conn. on Saturday, per the Associated Press [ap.org]:
All six adults killed at the school were women. Of the 20 children who were shot to death, eight were boys and 12 were girls. All the children were ages 6 or 7.
Investigators are trying to learn more about 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza, who killed himself after the massacre.
The state's chief medical examiner, Dr. H. Wayne Carver, told reporters the children he examined all had "three to 11 wounds apiece."
"I believe everybody was hit more than once," he added.
The complete list, via ABC News [go.com]:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Rachel Davino, 29
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Dawn Hocksprung, 47
Madeline Hsu, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Lauren Russeau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison Wyatt, 6
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12-15-2012 at 02:17 PM.
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12-15-2012 at 02:21 PM.
12-15-2012 at 02:21 PM.
Jesus TR.

I gotta get away from the computer for a while.
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12-15-2012 at 02:33 PM.
12-15-2012 at 02:33 PM.
Very sad....I wish I could have skipped reading the list.
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12-15-2012 at 02:43 PM.
12-15-2012 at 02:43 PM.
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12-15-2012 at 03:28 PM.
12-15-2012 at 03:28 PM.
It is so sad that the bodies of these little angels and the staff were laying where they fell all night and their loved ones couldn't even go and hold them.
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12-15-2012 at 03:29 PM.
12-15-2012 at 03:29 PM.
Those were some huge bullets. I watched a video of a bullet going right through 1/4" of solid steel with EASE from 600 feet away. No words to describe this whole ordeal or how the aftermath looked in the rooms.
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12-15-2012 at 03:29 PM.
12-15-2012 at 03:29 PM.
The mother was not a teacher at all and had absolutely no connection to the school. She was, however, a prominent gun nut.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16...=true&_r=0
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12-15-2012 at 05:04 PM.
12-15-2012 at 05:04 PM.
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Right after you. Thanks !!
I've been posting in the two threads since they were started. Confused
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