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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Newtown shootings of 2012
Date December 14, 2012
Location Connecticut • United States

Did You Know?

  • Radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has repeatedly alleged that the Newtown shooting was a hoax staged by the federal government to destroy the Second Amendment.
  • Investigators were unable to find a motive for the attack or for the targeting of the school.

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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
President Barack Obama stands with head bowed among a group of people at the Sandy Hook interfaith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut, with a solemn crowd in the background.
President Barack Obama kneels and smiles while surrounded by five young children, including siblings and cousins of Emilie Parker, in a classroom setting with boxes and musical instruments.
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