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发帖数: 11537 | 1 NEWTOWN, CT (KTRK) -- An official with knowledge of a shooting at a
Connecticut elementary school says 27 people are dead, including 18 children.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is
still under way.
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity for the same reason,
says the gunman is among the dead. Sources tell ABC News' Chris Cuomo that
the shooter was 24 years old, armed with four weapons and wearing a
bulletproof vest.
Police continued to look for an additional shooter, sources said. State
police have confirmed to ABC News that two shooters were initially believed
to be involved in the mass shooting.
A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school
shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school, according to the
Associated Press. The official said that a gun used in the attacks is a .223
-caliber rifle. The official also said that New Jersey state police are
searching a location in that state in connection with the shootings.
The killings happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, about 60
miles northeast of New York City.
State police say Newtown police called them around 9:40 a.m. A SWAT team was
among the throngs of police to respond.
Photos from the scene showed young students -- some crying, others looking
visibly frightened -- being escorted by adults through a parking lot in a
line, hands on each other's shoulders.
Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs and
teachers told her to get in a corner. His daughter was fine.
"It's alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought
was the safest place in America," he said.
The superintendent's office said the district had locked down schools in
Newtown, about 60 miles northeast of New York City. Schools in neighboring
towns also were locked down as a precaution.
State police said Newtown police called them around 9:40 a.m.
A photo posted by The Newtown Bee newspaper showed a group of young students
-- some crying, others looking visibly frightened -- being escorted by
adults through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders.
The White House said President Barack Obama has "enormous sympathy for
families that are affected" by the shooting.
Obama was briefed on the shooting Friday morning. Spokesman Jay Carney said
the White House would "do everything we can to support state and local law
enforcement."
Carney would not confirm any details about the shooting. Officials with
knowledge of the incident said 27 people, including 18 children, were killed.
The president was first informed about the incident by his counterterrorism
adviser John Brennan and will continue to receive regular updates throughout
the day, Carney said.
Carney wouldn't say whether the shooting would make gun control a higher
priority on the president's agenda, but he said there would be a day for
discussion on that policy issue.
"But I don't think today is that day," he said.
The Associated Press, WABC-TV and ABC News contributed to this report.
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