12-14-2012, 04:46 PM
NBC NEWS
NEWTOWN, CT -- President Barack Obama called Conecticut Gov. Dan Malloy to offer his condolences for Friday morning's elementary school shootings.
Obama also offerred all federal resources to Malloy.
In a press conference about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Malloy was not present as he was still talking to the families of students involved in the early morning shootings that left 27 dead, 18 of whom are children and including among the dead the shooter..
His spokesman, Roy Occhiogrosso, said the "Governor is horrified by what has happened...and is giving information to the families of students and staff..."
The alleged shooter has been identified by NBC News as Ryan Lanza, 24, and he shot and killed his father in Hoboken, New Jersey.
WNBC says Lanza then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School where his mother was the kindergarten teacher. Lanza is said to have entered the front office at the school and opened fire, then walked to his mother's classroom and opened fire, killing her and other students.
Lt. Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police would only say that "the shooter is deceased inside the building..."
Vance said the incident began after a 911 call from the school to the Newtown Police Department at 9:41 a.m. The police immediately called state police and other local law enforcement for mutual aid.
Vance said that when they arrived at the school, they made "immediate entry."
Vance would not give specific numbers on how many children and how many staff are dead and walked away when asked if that was the only shooter.
There are reports that there is a person in custody but that has not been confirmed.
NBC News has identified the shooter as Ryan Lanza, 24, of New Jersey.
The school had 456 children in the school at the time of the incident.
Vance said there would be another press conference shortly.
WKYC-TV
NEWTOWN, CT -- President Barack Obama called Conecticut Gov. Dan Malloy to offer his condolences for Friday morning's elementary school shootings.
Obama also offerred all federal resources to Malloy.
In a press conference about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Malloy was not present as he was still talking to the families of students involved in the early morning shootings that left 27 dead, 18 of whom are children and including among the dead the shooter..
His spokesman, Roy Occhiogrosso, said the "Governor is horrified by what has happened...and is giving information to the families of students and staff..."
The alleged shooter has been identified by NBC News as Ryan Lanza, 24, and he shot and killed his father in Hoboken, New Jersey.
WNBC says Lanza then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School where his mother was the kindergarten teacher. Lanza is said to have entered the front office at the school and opened fire, then walked to his mother's classroom and opened fire, killing her and other students.
Lt. Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police would only say that "the shooter is deceased inside the building..."
Vance said the incident began after a 911 call from the school to the Newtown Police Department at 9:41 a.m. The police immediately called state police and other local law enforcement for mutual aid.
Vance said that when they arrived at the school, they made "immediate entry."
Vance would not give specific numbers on how many children and how many staff are dead and walked away when asked if that was the only shooter.
There are reports that there is a person in custody but that has not been confirmed.
NBC News has identified the shooter as Ryan Lanza, 24, of New Jersey.
The school had 456 children in the school at the time of the incident.
Vance said there would be another press conference shortly.
WKYC-TV