Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of incident?Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, United States
2. What is the date of shooting?December 14, 2012
3. What happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012?On December 14, 2012, a 20‑year‑old man named Adam Lanza shot 20 children and 6 teachers before taking his own life. The school became a place of great sadness.
4. Who was the person that carried out the shooting?Adam Lanza, a 20‑year‑old man, was the shooter. He had already killed his mother before going to the school.

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