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Also known as Newtown massacre, Sandy Hook shooting, Newtown school shooting, Newton Shooting, Sandy Hook massacre, 2012 Newtown massacre, 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, 2012 Sandy Hook shooting
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.
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On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut killed 26 people—20 children ages six and seven, and six adult staff members—making it the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. The shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, had also killed his mother earlier that day before taking his own life as first responders arrived at the school.
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- This AR-15 was found in classroom 10 after the shooting.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 28
- Number of injured
- 2
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- Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
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- 2012-12-14
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- SandyHook
- number of perpetrators
- 1
- street address
- Sandy Hook Elementary School, 12 Dickenson Dr., 06482 Connecticut, United States
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