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Getty photo –
President Obama speaks to the nation about the tragedy. Flags are
lowered half staff at the White House and over the U.S. Capitol
Building.
NPR, Boehner
Tragedy In
Connecticut: 20 Children, 6 Adults Killed At Elementary School
By Mark Memmott
December 14, 2012
Obama, Boehner comments below
NPR Special Coverage Of The Conn. School Shooting
The nation is watching in horror today as the scope of a tragedy in
Newtown, Conn., becomes clear. As a visibly upset President Obama said
at midafternoon, "our hearts are broken."
At Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School, authorities say, a gunman
fatally wounded 20 children — some as young as 5, according to the
president — and six adults. One other person was injured. And the
gunman was found dead at the scene.
It appears to have been the worst such attack at an elementary, middle
or high school in the nation's history, horribly surpassing the 13
people killed by two students at Colorado's Columbine High School in
1999...
Read the rest of the article plus complete timeline at NPR
President Obama
on the Shooting in Newtown, CT
This afternoon, President Obama made a statement from the Briefing Room
on the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years.
And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as
anybody else would -- as a parent. And that was especially true
today. I know there’s not a parent in America who doesn’t feel
the same overwhelming grief that I do.
The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful little
kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their
entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of
their own. Among the fallen were also teachers -- men and women
who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams.
Read the full statement and see the video at The White House
Speaker Boehner
on the Shooting in Newtown, CT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker John A. Boehner has issued the
following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown, CT:
“The horror of this day seems so unbearable, but we will lock arms and
unite as citizens, for that is how Americans rise above unspeakable
evil. Let us all come together in God’s grace to pray for the
families of the victims, that they may find some comfort and peace amid
such suffering. Let us give thanks for all those who helped get
people to safety, and take heart from their example. The House of
Representatives – like every American – stands ready to assist the
people of Newtown, Connecticut.”
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