Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
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| Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | |
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 A memorial for the victims |
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| Location | Newtown, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°25′12″N 73°16′43″W / 41.42°N 73.27861°WCoordinates: 41°25′12″N 73°16′43″W / 41.42°N 73.27861°W |
| Date | Friday, December 14, 2012 9:41 a.m. (EST) |
| Attack type | School shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide |
| Weapon(s) | Two 9-mm handguns and a .223-caliber rifle |
| Deaths | 28 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Adam Peter Lenza |
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a school shooting which happened in Connecticut, United States on Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-eight people were killed in the shooting, including many children and teachers.[1]
The shooter was Adam Peter Lanza. He shot and killed his mother before going to the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Lenza committed suicide (killed himself).[2]
References [change]
- ↑ Barron, James (December 14, 2012). "Nation Reels After Gunman Massacres 20 Children at School in Connecticut". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyregion/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school.html?_r=0. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Miguel Llanos (December 14, 2012). "Authorities ID gunman who killed 27 in elementary school massacre". Associated Press. NBC News. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15911025-authorities-id-gunman-who-killed-27-in-elementary-school-massacre?lite. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
