Geologically, Sandy Hook is a large sand spit or barrier spit, the extension of a barrier peninsula along the coast of New Jersey, separated from the mainland by the estuary of the Shrewsbury River. On its western side, the peninsula encloses Sandy Hook Bay, a triangular arm of Raritan Bay. The 1,665-acre (6.74km2) peninsula was discovered by Henry Hudson, and, historically, Sandy Hook has been a convenient anchorage for ships before proceeding into Upper New York Harbor.
"Sandy's hook" or "Sandy's left hook" - the "left hook" or "left turn" (westerly movement) of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a rare event for a hurricane near the northern United States
Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Sandy Hook was founded in 1711.
It borders the Botsford section of town, Newtown borough, and also the towns of Monroe, Southbury and Oxford along the Housatonic River. The village of Sandy Hook includes the communities of Berkshire, Riverside, Walnut Tree Hill, and Zoar, which also extends for a short distance into the Town of Monroe along Old Zoar Road and Bagburn Hill/Jordan Hill Road.
History
Within a year of the settlement of Newtown, some of its proprietors began moving away from the central village to some of their larger parcels. Several proprietors with land in the same area relocated to these areas together to reduce isolation. Sandy Hook was one of the first of the outlying areas settled. Colonists found the Pootatuck River at Sandy Hook allowed for the setting up of saw and grist mills. The neighborhood would not grow dramatically until the industrialization of the mid 19th century.
A school shooting is a form of mass shooting involving a gun attack on an educational institution, such as a school or university. The U.S. Secret Service defines them as shootings where schools are "deliberately selected as the location for the attack". These shootings have sparked a political debate over gun violence, zero tolerance policies and gun control. While educational institutions are subject to attacks by outside terrorist groups (for example the Garissa University College attack), this article mainly covers students who plan and carry out murders on their campuses.
The United States has the highest number of school-related shootings. From 2013 to October 2015 there were 142 school shootings in the United States.
Profiling
School shootings are a topic of intense interest in the United States. A thorough study of 37 incidents involving 41 perpetrators in the United States from 1974 through June 2000 by the Secret Service warned against the belief that a certain "type" of student would be a perpetrator. Any profile would fit too many students to be useful and may not apply to a potential perpetrator. Some lived with both parents in "an ideal, All-American family." Some were children of divorce, or lived in foster homes. A few were loners, but most had close friends. Some experts such as Alan Lipman have warned against the dearth of empirical validity of profiling methods.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children aged between 6 and 7 years old, as well as six adult staff members. Prior to driving to the school, Lanza shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived at the scene, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
The incident was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school or grade school in U.S. history and the second-deadliest mass shooting by a single person in U.S. history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings. The shooting prompted renewed debate about gun control in the United States, including proposals for making the background-check system universal, and for new federal and state gun legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain types of semi-automatic firearms and magazines with more than ten rounds of ammunition. A November 2013 report issued by the Connecticut State Attorney's office concluded that Lanza acted alone and planned his actions, but no evidence collected provided any indication as to why he did so, or why he targeted the school.
Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School: What Happened During Newtown, Connecticut Shooting?
20/20 Part 1: The gunman, the hero teacher and other details of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
published: 15 Dec 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting: Who Was Newtown Gunman Adam Lanza?
Troubling picture of Connecticut mass murderer slowly emerges.
published: 18 Dec 2012
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Amy Robach describes the impact of the tragedy on the local community after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The segment focuses on remembering the victims that died and seeking justice for those coping with those loses in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Twenty bright first-graders were gunned down Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Six school staff...
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Connecticut School Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary: Obama's Emotional Address 'Hearts Are Broken'
The president fights back tears as he addresses the elementary school tragedy.
published: 14 Dec 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooter Adam Lanza | Encounters with Evil | Beyond Crime
This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massacres. We examine what happened at the notorious Columbine High School in Colorado, uncover what incited Adam Lanza to murder twenty young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigate a man who turned on his own community in Dunblane Scotland and look into the brutal shooting spree that turned the sleepy town of Hungerford into a bloodbath.
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Newtown, Connecticut Shooting: 27 Killed, Gunman Dead at Sandy Hook Elementary Tragedy - ABC News
Chris Cuomo has the latest details from Sandy Hook Elementary School.
published: 15 Dec 2012
Sandy Hook Promise school shooting PSA
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@Solutionaries tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
How can we ensure the safety of our kids while at school? Experts will tell you that no solution is perfect. Still, simple ideas like super strong door jams, reinforced glass, and identifying signs and symptoms of pre-attack behavior are just a few ways to mitigate damage.
Please watch @Solutionaries special edition on school safety and take a look at the solutions to keeping schools safe. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
published: 18 Sep 2019
Remembering the Sandy Hook shooting victims 10 years later
Wednesday marks 10 years since the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. CBS2's Tony Aiello shares the stories of those killed, their families and the town that was forever changed.
published: 14 Dec 2022
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown: 27 Dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School
More than two dozen people, mostly children, were killed in Newtown tragedy.
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Amy Robach describes the impact of the tragedy on the local community after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The segment focuses on remembering the victims t...
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Amy Robach describes the impact of the tragedy on the local community after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The segment focuses on remembering the victims that died and seeking justice for those coping with those loses in Newtown, Connecticut.
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This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massac...
This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massacres. We examine what happened at the notorious Columbine High School in Colorado, uncover what incited Adam Lanza to murder twenty young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigate a man who turned on his own community in Dunblane Scotland and look into the brutal shooting spree that turned the sleepy town of Hungerford into a bloodbath.
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This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massacres. We examine what happened at the notorious Columbine High School in Colorado, uncover what incited Adam Lanza to murder twenty young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigate a man who turned on his own community in Dunblane Scotland and look into the brutal shooting spree that turned the sleepy town of Hungerford into a bloodbath.
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@Solutionaries tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school sa...
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@Solutionaries tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
How can we ensure the safety of our kids while at school? Experts will tell you that no solution is perfect. Still, simple ideas like super strong door jams, reinforced glass, and identifying signs and symptoms of pre-attack behavior are just a few ways to mitigate damage.
Please watch @Solutionaries special edition on school safety and take a look at the solutions to keeping schools safe. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
#sandyhookpromise #sandyhook #schoolshootings
@Solutionaries tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
How can we ensure the safety of our kids while at school? Experts will tell you that no solution is perfect. Still, simple ideas like super strong door jams, reinforced glass, and identifying signs and symptoms of pre-attack behavior are just a few ways to mitigate damage.
Please watch @Solutionaries special edition on school safety and take a look at the solutions to keeping schools safe. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
Wednesday marks 10 years since the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. CBS2's Tony A...
Wednesday marks 10 years since the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. CBS2's Tony Aiello shares the stories of those killed, their families and the town that was forever changed.
Wednesday marks 10 years since the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. CBS2's Tony Aiello shares the stories of those killed, their families and the town that was forever changed.
More than two dozen people, mostly children, were killed in Newtown tragedy.
For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/27-people-dead-childr...
More than two dozen people, mostly children, were killed in Newtown tragedy.
For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/27-people-dead-children-connecticut-elementary-school-shooting/story?id=17973836
More than two dozen people, mostly children, were killed in Newtown tragedy.
For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/27-people-dead-children-connecticut-elementary-school-shooting/story?id=17973836
Amy Robach describes the impact of the tragedy on the local community after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The segment focuses on remembering the victims that died and seeking justice for those coping with those loses in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Twenty bright first-graders were gunned down Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Six school staffers, including a teacher and a principal, also died. Click through to learn more about the victims Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Nightline is a 30 minute late-night news program currently airing weeknights on ABC at 12:35am | 1:35am ET. Hosts Juju Chang, Dan Abrams and Dan Harris bring you in-depth reporting on the major stories, hot topics, and the day’s breaking news. You can catch Nightline every night just after Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Make ABC News your daily news outlet for breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews that will help you stay up to date on the events shaping our world. ABC News’ show roster has both leaders in daily evening and morning programming. Kick start your weekday mornings with news updates from Good Morning America (GMA) and Sundays with This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Get your evening fix with 20/20, Nightline, and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. Head to abc.go.com for programming schedule and more information on ABC News.
This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massacres. We examine what happened at the notorious Columbine High School in Colorado, uncover what incited Adam Lanza to murder twenty young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigate a man who turned on his own community in Dunblane Scotland and look into the brutal shooting spree that turned the sleepy town of Hungerford into a bloodbath.
Subscribe for more thrilling crime videos: https://bit.ly/3T7hHfT
#Crime #Beyond #Thriller
#sandyhookpromise #sandyhook #schoolshootings
@Solutionaries tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
How can we ensure the safety of our kids while at school? Experts will tell you that no solution is perfect. Still, simple ideas like super strong door jams, reinforced glass, and identifying signs and symptoms of pre-attack behavior are just a few ways to mitigate damage.
Please watch @Solutionaries special edition on school safety and take a look at the solutions to keeping schools safe. https://youtu.be/bvkDrDSTsnw
Wednesday marks 10 years since the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20 students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. CBS2's Tony Aiello shares the stories of those killed, their families and the town that was forever changed.
More than two dozen people, mostly children, were killed in Newtown tragedy.
For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/27-people-dead-children-connecticut-elementary-school-shooting/story?id=17973836
Geologically, Sandy Hook is a large sand spit or barrier spit, the extension of a barrier peninsula along the coast of New Jersey, separated from the mainland by the estuary of the Shrewsbury River. On its western side, the peninsula encloses Sandy Hook Bay, a triangular arm of Raritan Bay. The 1,665-acre (6.74km2) peninsula was discovered by Henry Hudson, and, historically, Sandy Hook has been a convenient anchorage for ships before proceeding into Upper New York Harbor.
Murphy has been in the Senate since 2013 and is active in several policy areas, particularly healthcare, foreign policy and gun safety legislation, spurred by the 2012SandyHook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
14 was the 12th anniversary of the school shooting at SandyHookElementary in Newtown, Connecticut, when an actor of terror killed 20 first-graders and six educators. Sandy Hook first-graders from 2012 are now almost high school graduates.
So, what determines how much attention a school shooting should get? ... For example, Columbine started a new rash of school shootings, so we remember that, or SandyHook, because most of the victims were elementary school children.
More than 12 years on from the SandyHookElementarySchool shooting, a former police captain had hoped he would no longer have to discuss the deaths of children from a school shooting.
We cannot continue to accept it as normal,” Biden said.The shooting also coincides with the 12th anniversary of the SandyHookElementarySchool massacre, where 20 children and six adults were killed ...
The controversial anti-vaxxer believes the US government created AIDS and COVID-19 for the sake of pharmaceutical industry and he's repeatedly alleged that the 2012SandyHookElementarySchool shooting was 'an inside job'.
The shooting occurred only two days after the 12th anniversary of the SandyHookElementarySchool shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults died, making it the deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S.
14, 2012, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children, at SandyHookElementarySchool... Sandy Hook shooting survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates.