Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
Summary
On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, shot and killed 26 people. The victims were 20 children between six and seven years old, and six adult staff members. Earlier that day, before driving to the school, Lanza fatally shot his mother at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza killed himself with a gunshot to the head. The incident is the second deadliest school shooting in US history behind the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007.
Originally created by MoRsE
12/14/2012, 6:05:18 PM
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it was the second deadliest behind VT
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Anorexia was mentioned in the OCA report too.
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