Massacre at Connecticut Elementary School Leaves at Least 26 Dead

Mourning the loss.
Praying for the families.

Update 2:59 PM: Conn. State Police Lt. Paul Vance has confirmed that 20 children and 6 adults were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The gunman is also dead.
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Prayer Watch: At least 26 people were killed, including at least 18 children, when a gunman opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school Friday morning, a law enforcement official said. The alleged gunman, a 20-year-old male, was later found dead at the school.
 
The incident sent crying children spilling into the school parking lot as frightened parents waited for word on their loved ones.

"I was in the gym and I heard a loud, like seven loud booms, and the gym teachers told us to go in the corner, so we all huddled," one student at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown told NBC Connecticut during its live broadcast. "And I kept hearing these booming noises. And we all … started crying.

A law enforcement official said the shooter, who is dead, is believed to be a father of one of the students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Authorities recovered a Glock and Sig Sauer 9mm handgun, but it was unclear who killed the shooter, who wore black combat garb and a military vest.

An official with knowledge of the situation said the man, described as in his 20's, had two guns. The motive is not yet known. Earlier reports of a second gunman are unconfirmed. The Connecticut Post reports that police are also questioning a handcuffed man in connection with the shooting.

Witnesses told the newspaper he was led out of the woods by officers. A dispatcher at the Newtown

Volunteer Ambulance Corps said a teacher was shot in the foot and taken to Danbury Hospital. Local news outlets also reported that the principal was among those shot. (Sources: ABC News, CBS News, Fox News)
As the Lord leads, please pray:

• For the families of the deceased as they grieve their losses.
  
• For the injured to recover fully and rapidly.
  
• For the counselors and parents who will be working with the children who have suffered an emotional trauma.

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