Gunman kills 26, including Children in Connecticut

An early 20s gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children at a Connecticut Elementary School in Newton Connecticut, Friday morning. It was reported the gunman walked into a classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where his mother taught, and opened fire. The shooting happened in a section of the school where the room spanned two classes. Separately, another adult was found dead at the shooter's home. Authorities identified that person as, Nancy Lanza, the shooter's mother.Weapons recovered at the scene were: a semi-automatic .223 Bushmaster rifle, a Glock and a Sig Saue pistols.

Several of the elementary school students reported hearing “popping noises,” and that “everybody was crying.” Aerial images report officers with rifles and dogs walking into the woods, near the scene of the crime. Gov. Dannel Malloy is "horrified" by what happened reports one of his representatives. The school's principal, who was frequently tweeting about the accomplishments of Sandy Hook students was reported dead, as well as the school's psychologist. All schools in the city remain on lock-down as police continue to assess the situation. Sandy Hook now sits at number two as the nation's second most deadliest school shooting, sitting only behind the 2007 Virginia Tech attack that left 32 people dead. President Barack Obama made an emotional statement Friday afternoon, saying, "Our hearts are broken today".