Horror! At least 27 People, Including 18 Children Shot Dead In Connecticut School Shooting, USA

At least 27 people are dead - including 18 children - after a gunman believed to be a student's father opened fire today, committing what may be the worst school shooting in American history at an elementary school in Connecticut.
Police were dispatched to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown after they received reports of shots being fired by a gunman in one of the kindergarten classrooms of the school at 9.41am.


There are preliminary reports a student's father, who is believed to be 24-years-old and from New Jersey, was the shooter. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and had four guns.
He was killed at the scene though it is unclear if he shot himself or was brought down by an officer.
A second man who was seen running from the scene right after the shooting was taken into custody a few hours later.

Terrified students being led out after the shooting

Terrified parents rushed to the school desperately trying to reach their children as hundreds of officers swarmed over the school.
The shooting is the latest in a series of high-profile gun crimes in American schools and colleges, that is especially shocking given the age of the students involved
Speaking with MSNBC, one mother said she had heard the principal had been shot dead.
'The principal was killed and some other people were shot,' the unidentified woman said outside the school.
Her daughter added: 'Miss Martin closed the door and we went into the corner', before the gunman let out 'lots of shots'.
Dawn Hochsprung, 47, has been the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary school since July 2010.

Chaotic crime scene

One teacher is confirmed to have been shot in the foot and is being treated at a local hospital.
The mayor said they are not releasing names until next of kin have been notified.
Two handguns have been recovered at the scene and police have cordoned off a black Honda believed to belong to the dead shooter.
There are said to be a number of people with injuries. At least three are being treated at a local hospital.
It is unclear if the shooter shot himself or was killed by an officer.
Hundreds of officers and police dogs had the area surrounded as they worked to secure the scene.
Teachers and students were said to be in morning meetings when the shots were fired. The children were locked inside their classrooms until police came and evacuated them to a nearby fire station.
One child was seen being carried from the school by a police officer, apparently seriously wounded.