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State police confirm 27 dead in US school shooting
December 15, 2012
State police spokesman would not confirm the identify of the gunman at a briefing with reporters in Newtown. He said that the shootings took place in two rooms at the school. Of the 27 people who died, he said 18 children died at the school.
Two children were taken to area hospitals, where they died, he said. He said that six adults were killed. He also confirmed that another adult was found dead at a home in Newtown. The gunman was found dead at the scene.