Crime & Safety

Connecticut School Shooting Horror and Heartbreak

Our nation is in mourning following a shooting rampage that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

A gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school. He also killed his mother and himself Friday morning.

Our Patch colleagues in Newtown, Conn. are reporting on this tragedy thoroughly -- the victims, after all, are their friends and neighbors -- so we refer you to their site for complete coverage.

Here are some of their stories:

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  • Sandy Hook Elementary School's principal is being remembered as warm and selfless.
  • The community is described as being in "sheer shock."
  • The town's religious leaders are holding special services.
  • A school psychologist -- the mother-in-law of a Patch writer - was killed.

 

President Barack Obama spoke about the shooting but cut his remarks short as he fought back tears.

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Schools in Northampton and Lehigh counties held "active shooter" drills earlier this year to be prepared for such a horrific rampage. Parkland School District even had a scare in September when a teacher saw a student who looked like he might be a gunman.

Here are tips from Lehigh Valley's KidsPeace for helping families and kids cope with the shooting tragedy.

 


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