Newtown, CT - School Shooting - 12/14/12

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Date: 12/14/12
Time: Approximately 0930
Incident Type: Shooting in an Elementary School
District: Newtown (Sandy Hook Section)
Location: Dickenson Drive
Units: Newtown Police, Sandy Hook FD, Newtown Ambulance, CT State Police (Troop A, Troop L, ESU, Aviation, Bomb Squad)
Frequency:
Description:
Shooting reported at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the Sandy Hook section of Newtown, CT. Initial reports from WTNH and the News Times have at least one student and one Police Officer injured.

Shooting has stopped, but there are still searches underway from the sound of it. Supervisors requesting Bomb Squad to conduct a search but there is no credible threat of IEDs at this time.

Triage and family reunification are located at the Sandy Hook firehouse.

Other local schools are beefing up security as a precaution, including Danbury.

Still developing, thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.

Outside agencies I've seen:

EMS:
Valley EMS
Derby Storm Ambulance
Oxford EMS
Campion Ambulance
American Medical Response (AMR)

Ansonia Rescue and Medical Services (ARMS)

Southbury Ambulance

Law Enforcement:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Monroe Police

Edited December 14, 2012 by SageVigiles