UPDATE:
(NEWTOWN, CONN.) Details
from Press Conference by Lieutenant of Connecticut State Police:
Local police were called just after 9am, officers requested state police assistance. Police entered school immediately upon arrival.
Their main objective was to evacuate everyone as quickly as possible.
The entire school was searched. Student and staff were reunited with
loved ones and parents shortly after. The shooter is dead and the area
is safe now. Governor Dan Malloy took a call from President Obama who expressed
his condolences. Federal Government will assist families. Later today,
Governor will set up briefings. More details shortly.
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(NEWTOWN, CONN.) Police say at least 26 people are dead, possibly 27, including 18 children and several are wounded in a school shooting early this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
A person with knowledge of the shooting told The Associated Press the shooter is dead, however it is unclear at this point whether there is more than one gunman. Police took another person at the scene into custody. That person is being questioned about any involvement in the shooting.
State police said Newtown police called them around 9:40 a.m.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Obama was informed of the shooting at 10:30 a.m. ET. by homeland security adviser John Brennan.
CBS News is covering this story, you can visit its website for details as they unfold, and stay tuned for Siouxland News at 5 for more information.
