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| Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | |
|---|---|
 A memorial for the victims | |
| Location | Newtown, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°25′12″N 73°16′43″W / 41.42000°N 73.27861°WCoordinates: 41°25′12″N 73°16′43″W / 41.42000°N 73.27861°W |
| Date |
December 14, 2012 9:35 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. (EST) |
Attack type | School shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | Two 9-mm handguns and a .223-caliber rifle |
| Deaths | 28 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Adam Peter Lanza |
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. He shot twenty children and six adult staff members. Lanza committed suicide (killed himself).[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Barron, James (December 14, 2012). "Nation Reels After Gunman Massacres 20 Children at School in Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Miguel Llanos (December 14, 2012). "Authorities ID gunman who killed 27 in elementary school massacre". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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