Newtown Massacre: 27 Dead, Including 20 Children, Following Worst School Shooting In U.S. History — Watch Breaking News Coverage
Dec. 14 2012, Published 2:30 p.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
A crazed gunman went on a horrific shooting rampage Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killing 26 people, including 20 children - and Breaking Celebrity News is providing live stream coverage of this tragic breaking story.
The body of the gunman, who has been identified as Adam Lanza, 20, was found inside a classroom along with his firearms, it is not known at this point if he took his own life or if he was killed.
Lanza, a former student at the school, shot dead his own mother, who was a teacher, before targeting her students. According to the New York Post Lanza had "had a dispute with her" prior to his killing spree.
Lanza allegedly fired more than 100 rounds from a total of four weapons including a semi-automatic gun, a 223-caliber assault rifle and two 9mm handguns, beginning the wave of bullets in the kindergarten classroom.
The gunman was initially wrongly named as Ryan Lanza, Adam's brother, as the shooter was carrying his brother's ID.
Hoboken police are questioning Ryan, 24, over the massacre, but it is said he is not a suspect.
Meanwhile, officials announced that the state police are currently searching an unnamed location in connection with the shootings.
The tragic rampage occurred at around 9:40 a.m. ET on Friday at the school, which is situated in a small rural town where, ironically, many parents moved to as they thought it was a safe place to raise children.
One mother told CBS 2 that it's like a "war zone" in Newtown. Her child told Young he had bullets "whizzing by" him in the hallway and that a teacher pulled him into a classroom.
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