It is always a sad day when people decide to take other people's lives, especially children. Nine adults and 18 children dead this morning as gunmen entered an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Some believed that there were two gunmen, but it was confirmed that one gunman is dead.  It has not been reported if the police shot him or if he took his own life.  A second man is in custody and is believed to have been a part of the shooting.

This morning around 9:40 am a gunman, who is said to have ties to the school, entered the elementary school and opened fire.  Multiple people were shot, including some children.  Around 100 shots were fired leaving a trail of casualties.  Only three have been transported to the hospital with critical injuries.

The gunman had two guns, a Glock and a Sig Sauer, but it is unclear if the police shot him or if he turned the gun on himself.

The targets were the principal, vice principal and a school psychologist.  The vice principal was shot in the leg/foot and crawled out of harms way, but the principal and psychologist are thought to been dead.

As a result, Newtown has locked down all public and private schools in the town.  Some parents have still not been reunited with their children, but the SWAT teams are out and trying to handle the situation as best a possible.

President Obama has also sent condolences and has offered federal help.

I'm not sure what possess people to commit such horrible acts, but my thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families.  Poor kids, going to school and leaving with such panic and shock.

*UPDATE*

1:34 PM :  It was just confirmed that the shooter is 24 Ryan Lanza.  This morning he went to his father's home and shot him dead.  He then drove to Connecticut to the Sandy School Elementary where his mother taught Kindergarteners.

He opened fired in the office then walked down to his mother's class, shot her and opened fire on the class.  A total of 26 dead, 18 kids and 8 adults including his mother.

He used a .223 Caliber Rifle, not handguns.

**UPDATE***

3:30 pm-  The shooter had brother's ID on him and is now identified as Adam Lanza.  He acted completely alone.  The total number of fatalities is up to 26 with 20 of them being children.

As more details become available, I will update the story.

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