***UPDATE 9: Here is the latest just after 9PM on what we know. Apparently the earlier reports that the father was killed is incorrect. Also the mom was at home when she was killed and Adam Lanza stole her guns to commit mass murder:

***UPDATE 8: Shooter Adam Lanza apparently suffered from mental illness:

Ryan Lanza, 24, brother of gunman Adam Lanza, 20, tells authorities that his younger brother is autistic, or has Asperger syndrome and a “personality disorder.” Neighbors described the younger man to ABC as “odd” and displaying characteristics associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

***UPDATE 7: Here is the latest from Fox News as of just after 4PM EST. They also report that they are now being told the shooter is the brother Adam Lanza:

***UPDATE 6: FOX NEWS CHANNEL just reported that it’s possible that Ryan Lanza was not the shooter, but that it was his brother Adam Lanza. This has not been confirmed. And the count is now up to 20 children dead among the 26.

***UPDATE 5: The shooter’s name is Ryan Lanza. Both his father and his mother have been found dead now. His father was found dead in Hoboken, NJ. The believe Lanza killed his father first, then drove to Connecticut and killed his mother before finally killing between 18-20 children at this elementary school.

***UPDATE: 3 & 4: The Livestream is over and few details were released, including official numbers on how many killed. Megyn Kelly did report that most of the children dead were in a Kindergarten class. The Principal and school psychologist are also among the dead.

Also, there may not be a 2nd shooter as the Sheriff did confirm that the public is not in danger.

***UPDATE 2: According to Fox News Channel the death toll right now is 26 dead, including 18 children and the dead gunman who was possibly a parent. They are also reporting that a 2nd gunman is now in custody.

Stay tuned.

***UPDATE: Here’s a graphic someone tweeted out showing at least 14 children are among the 27 dead:

24dead

Just as I’m about to post this, a CBS tweet goes out saying the number dead may be upwards of 27:

Here’s the latest actually reported:

WABC — A state official confirms that more than 12 people, including children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday morning.

The exact number of deaths is unknown, but a gunman is said to be among the fatalities. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says at least three people were rushed to Danbury Hospital.

Police report that the school is now cleared of shooters, but they are still treating it as an active shooter situation and all schools in the district remain locked down. There are unconfirmed reports of a second shooter, but it is unclear what happened to that gunman.

State police officers have gone classroom to classroom to make sure the school is clear. Authorities are searching the area, doing roadblocks and checking suspicious vehicles out of an abundance of caution. There are also unconfirmed reports that authorities have surrounded a purple van in Danbury that may be connected to the shooting.

The first 911 call reportedly came in just after 9:40 a.m., stating that multiple students were trapped in a classroom with a gunman, who authorities say was an adult who had at least two guns. The school locks its exterior doors during the school day, so it is unclear how the gunman or gunmen gained access to the building.

Students were escorted from the building and evacuated to a nearby firehouse, and a reverse 911 call went out to parents. Some children could be seen reuniting with their parents outside the firehouse, but at least one group of students remain unaccounted for.

Some students were reportedly being treated for trauma. A dispatcher at the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps said a teacher had been shot in the foot and taken to Danbury Hospital.

The school houses more than 600 students from kindergarten through fourth grade.




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sDee
sDee

The Only Way to Stop a Gun is With a Gun

Our shooters are creatures of the media, not the NRA. A media that turns killers into celebrities and then warns that the only way to stop more shootings is by cracking down on firearms.

But no amount of media coverage ever stopped a man with a gun. It only encouraged him. It takes a gun to stop a man with a gun. That is the hard truth of human affairs. It is why we have a Second Amendment, it is why we have armies and police, and it is why people own guns.

There is no going back to a time before people owned guns. There is no going back to a time when violence did not exist. There is only the reality that killers stalk the streets and that we can either defend against them or take comfort in empty outrage.

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/the-only-way-to-stop-a-gun-is-with-a-gun/

Gun Crime Soars in England Where Guns Are Banned

New data out from the UK, where guns are banned, shows gun crime has soared by 35 percent.

Meanwhile in the United States, as more and more people own guns, the rate of violent crime has gone down.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/12/11/gun-crime-soars-in-england-where-guns-are-banned-n1464528

jrt1031
jrt1031

Foxnews which is showing its support for the left more and more every day is now posting a photo in which they state it as an updated photo of the shooter. The photo is of a thin 14 year old boy that fits their description better then the more healthy normal photo that some have posted of this 20+year old.

my other question is that why is the white house so heavily involved with this case. This is not a national issue, its a local state issue. Benghazi is a national issue but the whitehouse chooses to wash its hands of.

sDee
sDee

An Aurora Massacre Takes Place Every 10 Days in Chicago, Gun-Control Capital of the United States

"Oddly, there are no calls for more gun control in the wake of the weekly Chicago massacre. Once you have the stiffest gun control laws on the books, you should probably look at the root of the problem... "Three men are dead and at least 23 other people wounded from gun violence across the city since Friday night.""

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-aurora-massacre-takes-place-every-10.html

jrt1031
jrt1031

I find it hard to believe that he was autisic and or mentally slow as its been reported and blamed which is what our nation has come to. Blame, blame, blame. It takes a highly functioning person to carry off such a feet. Lets call things for what they are disfunctional due to lack of morals. Prayers are the only thing to help......But prayers have been taken out of public schools. Sad

chatterbox365
chatterbox365

Satan was in CT yesterday. =(

jrt1031
jrt1031

yes... satan won yesterday and has been winning more and more these last few years and running........ but in the end God always wins... those that died didnt feel a thing and are now in a much much better place than the rest of us....left to battle these demons on earth.

ConnieConservative
ConnieConservative

This is an unspeakable, horrible tragedy. I send love and prayers to all.

Marky_D
Marky_D

Was shocked to hear this news yesterday - my thoughts go out to the families and all you friends from the other side of the pond.

Steve
Steve

I could not imagine anything worse! The knowledge of this horrible mass murder of children will haunt me until the day I die.

Pyrran
Pyrran

Obama cries crocodile tears and does this at the same time.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/12/14/obama-quietly-releases-gitmo-report-amid-news-of-conn-shooting-rampage/

Never let a crisis go to waste.

jrt1031
jrt1031

This tragedy that we see every day all works well for obama to takedown America and make it the worst nation on earth. It all works for his plan. He doesnt hold the bar too high for America so why should its citizens hold the bar high with great expectations. This administration is directly resposible for all the turmoil that we see across the world. Evil is spreading like wildfires.

John
John

...and uses a hankie with onion rubbed-on....

nibblesyble
nibblesyble

My prayers are with the families and country. I want to lock up my kids when I see this kind of thing and never let them away from me...God save us all.

Dana Garcia
Dana Garcia

After Aurora CO shooting Krauthammer remarked on the worsening laxity of mental health treatment.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/21/krauthammer-aurora-tragedy-shows-civil-liberties-trump-how-we-treat-the-mentally-ill/

“Over time, over the decades, our gun control laws have gotten more tight and more strict. At the same time how we treat the mentally ill has gotten far more lenient and loose,” Krauthammer said. “Now, for good reason — we don’t want to commit people willy-nilly. We believe in civil liberties. But, on the other hand, there’s always a risk. The threshold for committing people to a psychiatric facility on the basis of dangerousness has risen over the decades."

Pyrran
Pyrran

I sort of agree with Krauthammer, however with this regime I'm not so sure. The Soviet Union basically said that if you disagreed with their policies, you were obviously insane. That gave them the excuse to "help" you by sticking you in an asylum and pumping you full of drugs. Problem solved! To misquote Krauthammer on this, "There's always a risk".

Nancy Barr-curtin
Nancy Barr-curtin

Our granddaughter has Aspergers and there isn't a violent bone in her whole body!He was mentally ill,that was the cause, not having ASPERGERS

jrt1031
jrt1031

aspergers or autism wasnt the problem........morals and parenting guidelines were lacking here.

WordsFailMe
WordsFailMe

Update #8: I think we need to outlaw Ass-Burger.

Steven Valdez
Steven Valdez

After watching CNN and then reading this these updates from TRS, I'm confused..

CNN said the Shooter was 24 year old Ryan, and the father is still alive.

But now I'm hearing the shooter was the younger brother Adam and killed his father then drove to CT and killed his mother, teachers and all those innocent children. Also hearing that Ryan is in Custody

jrt1031
jrt1031

the media is all over the place and why do we even listen to them. They lie

stage9
stage9

AS I understand it the brother was the one killed in the school (Ryan). The other brother was taken into custody after being apprehended in the treeline (Adam)

Steven Valdez
Steven Valdez

Apparently Adam had Ryan's ID on him, so the police Identified Adam as Ryan, now Scoop just had update that Ryan has told authorities his brother has a mental illness..

stage9
stage9

Oh ok....man, that's an understatment

Landscaper
Landscaper

Another blog had so many disgusting comments that I left. The next time I read about a news story there I'll stay clear of this issue.

20 little children plus adults murdered in cold blood.

Booker T.
Booker T.

This is the epitome of evil. Such anger. Such rage. This is nuts.

stage9
stage9

I am a nervous wreck over this man, I have two little ones these children's age. This just breaks my heart.

Constitution Lover(underconsta
Constitution Lover(underconsta

Just awful beyond words...My heart goes out to anyone and everyone effected and pray for this world. The world needs more prayer for others, not just for ourselves or those we know. <3

Orangeone
Orangeone

Update from Judge Pirro: Looks like 2nd shooter is brother:

Correction: Adam Lanza, 20, was the shooter. His brother Ryan Lanza is in custody.— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) <a href="https://twitter.com

sDee
sDee

Anyone now have any doubts left about Boenher? Could he really really have not known he would make himself and the republicans the lighting rod by doing this?

Have ordered flags over the @uscapitol to be lowered in tribute to families & victims at #SandyHook.

http://twitter.com/SpeakerBoehner/statuses/279674241979400192

WordsFailMe
WordsFailMe

He did keep the cost down, though, by waiting for newtown he got a twofer on the flag job

Hello D

John
John

Let me guess - the principal and all teachers were prevented from having a gun on school premises....

Now, take you anti-gun laws, print them on toilet paper and USE IT!

K-Bob
K-Bob

The sick minded fools at Occupy Wall Street think "Capitalism" is responsible.

DebbyX
DebbyX

I just saw a post on another site that in part read: .......if the children were to grow up and vote Republican, then, well.........

I just can't believe the level of hatred in this Country.......just a week before Christmas. Silly me, they don't care about any thing but themselves.

stage9
stage9

Some people cannot disconnect from their hate, they're just controlled by it.

"And because iniquity shall abound, (in the last days) the love of many shall wax cold." Matthew 24:12

John
John

must be bho's voter......

Orangeone
Orangeone

2 brothers, 1 is dead, the other in custody.

MiketheMarine
MiketheMarine

What is wrong with some people on this planet.

stage9
stage9

Why is no one talking about video game and hollywood influences?

jrt1031
jrt1031

This is not a call to duty video problem or a gun problem. Stop blaming to avoid the real cause. This is a moral, behavoral problem when one person cant learn or be taught or was abused to the point of not being able to control ones self. Most people know right from wrong. Our nation now is unrecognizable with its lack of morals.

Pyrran
Pyrran

Well, to tell the truth, the airport massacre in Call of Duty is a black flag operation by terrorists designed to blame the massacre of Russians on the United States. It ends with an invasion of the US by Russian forces. If you're going to blame a video game, at the very least get your facts straight.

cabensg
cabensg

May I suggest another cause that the press deliberately overlooks. Something that was not part of our society in the 50's.

The press stories said the shooter was mentally ill so I'm assuming he was on Psychiatric drugs as have been many of the lone shooters.

The press always mentions if the shooters were on Psychiatric drugs but never ask if the reason he shot people was because he was on Psychiatric drugs.

It's time to bring Psychiatry and psychotropic drugs back under the law. These are not sugar pills to be dispensed willy nilly for every ache and pain life throws at us.

http://www.cchr.org/

stage9
stage9

Yeah, in light of these latest updates, it's clearer now that this kid was mentally ill.

Orangeone
Orangeone

Well put. Didn't Jamie Foxx just brag about being able to kill white people? Didn't that disgusting movie get nominated for a huge award?

It looks like his parents won't have to answer to the media....thankfully he won't be a prison hero either!