Breaking news, massacre in newtown, connecticut. Im Ashleigh Banfield in for erin burnett. This just in. Listen. 67 muc. Sandy hook school. Caller thinks someone is shooting in the building. Front glass is broken, unsure why. All units, the individual that i have on the phone is continuing to hear what he believes to be gunfire. Units responding Sandy Hook School at this time, the shooting appears to have stopped. The school is in lockdown. That broken glass is the result of the gunman reportedly shooting his way into the school. The unthinkable tragedy has left this very small new england town shattered tonight. 28 people dead. Thats including the shooter himself. Most of those killed were students at the school. Very, very young students. There were 20 children killed. Between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. There were also 6 adults shot dead after a heavily armed gunman dressed in black fatigues and a military vest opened fire in the school. We just told a little boy about his siste
Newtown, connecticut and opened fire. He killed 20 children, Young Children from 5 to 10 years old. The shootings took place in two rooms of one section of the school and he killed at least six adults before killing himself. Police found the body of the suspects mother in his home earlier in the day. A prayer vigil was held in a church and took place a mile away from the sandy hook elementary. At the white house a vigil was held with people gathering for more gun control. Many say it demands tougher legislation in the white house. Visibly shaken president obama offered these words about the mass killing. The majority of those who died today were children. Beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them. Birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers. Men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. Highly emotional president obama reflecting how most of t
The Connecticut School shooting live as i say from pennsylvania. It is one of the deadliest shooting rampages in u. S. History. All morning, well bring you updates on the victims and the investigation. We now know the name of the newtown shooter. Well dig in on what was behind his monstrous act and a second crime scene tied to the first. What investigators found when they went to the suspected gunmans house. Im here in newtown, pennsylvania. Behind me some distance is the school at which this tragic shooting took place. We have this story covered from all angles. I want to bring in my colleague john berman in newtown, in the town square. John, bring us up to speed on what weve seen since yesterday evening. Hey, ali, im standing in front of the st. Rose of lima church where last night there was an emotional vigil with about 1,000 people here. Residents poured in for the 26 victims of this tragic attack. Of course, 20 children were killed, six adults, all at the Elementary School. And we
In the building. All i can say is that one of the cops that, you know, the worst thing he had ever seen in his entire career, but it was when they told the parents, all the parents were waiting for their children to come out, they thought they were, you know, still alive. And there is 20 parents that were just told their children are dead. It was awful. And you were unable to do anything. Right. We knew at one point they asked the ambulances to leave, that they didnt need them and we knew that wasnt a good sign. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Were continuing our breaking News Coverage of a dramatic, horrific story, unfortunately, unfolding in connecticut right now. In newtown, connecticut, at a small Elementary School. The sandy hook Elementary School. For those of you who are just tuning in, we are now getting numbers, our own john king reporting, quoting Law Enforcement sources as saying at least 20, but perhaps closer to 30 individuals, many of them children, have been killed in thi
Children dead is almost unfate th unfathomable. The church is keeping their doors open and are not allowing the media to come in here. This search is open for 24 hours. They have lost members of their own church. Again, this is hard. I can speak for myself and deb feyerick, we will try to speak as calm and comforting as we can and sometimes we wont get things right. Were learning a lot of information just as you are learning it here. Were going to be try to be as respectful as possible. We did not speak with children on camera without the parents permission. As we say that, bear with us here and were going to try to go through this without breaking down. This is really tough for everyone involved and for everyone watching. So were learning new details about how this rampage unfolded and that man, who is accused of carrying it out. He is 20yearold adam lanza and we will try to say his name as little as possible but we have to say it for the record. Lanza tried to buy a gun three days be