In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a shooting there Friday.
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a shooting there Friday.
Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee/APThere was a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., this morning, but as is often the case in the early minutes and hours after such a tragedy it is not clear what has happened.
We will update when more solid information comes in about the situation at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Among the local news outlets that are following the story closely:
â" NBC Connecticut.
â" The Newtown Bee.
â" The Hartford Courant.
â" Danbury's News Times.
WSHU reporter Craig Lemoult has also just arrived at the scene.
Update at 11:35 a.m. ET. News Briefing Later:
Connecticut State Police are expected to hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. ET.