Mass Shootings in the United States - Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Time: Friday Dec 14, 2012
Place: Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.
Details: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children between six and seven years old, and six adult staff members. Before driving to the school, he shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
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