A vigil is planned tonight to memorialize the victims of Friday's Connecticut school school.
It will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Marshall Road Church of God at 4400 Marshall Road, at the intersection of East David Road in Kettering.
Contact ABC 22/FOX 45 when info about other vigils are planned.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Schoolchildren and their parents are describing the scene at a Connecticut elementary school today, as teachers locked doors and ordered the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets.
Shots rang through the building, as a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children.
One man says his 6-year-old son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher. He says his son "grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran out the door."
The father of one 7-year-old says the boy heard a noise that sounded like "cans falling." A teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door, and had the kids huddle in the corner until police arrived.
A teenager who rushed to the school to check on his sister, after hearing the gunfire from his nearby home, says the 9-year-old girl had heard a scream come over the intercom at one point.
As they left the school, the children -- some crying, others looking frightened -- were told by police to close their eyes, so they wouldn't see the carnage around them.
4:15 UPDATE:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred. A second law enforcement official says the boy's mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead.
The first official says Adam Lanza's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., is being questioned by police. An earlier report from a law enforcement official mistakenly transposed the brothers' first names.
Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record about the developing criminal investigation.
The first official said Adam Lanza is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Law enforcement officials also are saying that there are 27 killed at the Connecticut school, including the gunman and 20 children. Another person is dead at a second scene.
4:00 UPDATE:
Officials ID Suspect, Say His Mother Was Among Shooting Victims
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- More information is emerging about the suspect in today's Connecticut elementary school shootings. A law enforcement official identifies him as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza.
Another official who was briefed on the shooting says the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound -- and that one of the victims was the shooter's mother, a teacher at the school.
According to one official, the suspect's younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter.
The official also says Ryan Lanza's girlfriend and another friend are missing in New Jersey.
Although authorities haven't released the number of dead and injured, an official says 26 people were killed, including 18 children, in addition to the gunman. That would make the shooting the nation's second-deadliest at a school -- exceeded only by the Virginia tech massacre in 2007.
Students are telling parents about their ordeal this morning. One 6-year-old has told his father that he was in a classroom when a gunman burst in and shot the teacher. The boy said he grabbed some of his friends and ran from the room.
3:30 UPDATE:
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Associated Press is reporting that Connecticut school shooting suspect Ryan Lanza's younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter.
Law enforcement official says the Lanza brother's mother, Nancy Lanza, works at the school as a teacher.
The AP also is reporting that Ryan Lanza's girlfriend and another friend are missing in New Jersey.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said the suspect is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Earlier coverage:
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Multiple news agencies have confirmed that Ryan Lanza is the suspect in the Connecticut school shooting.
CNN says the 24 years old Lanza was dead in the school, along with 26 victims of the shooting, including 18 children.
Sources say Lanza's mother was a teacher at the school. She was found dead at the school.
The Associated Press reports that a second person was undergoing questioning by police and two handguns were recovered at the scene.
Earlier coverage:
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.
The official said that a gun used in the attacks is a .223-caliber rifle. The official also said that New Jersey state police are searching a location in that state in connection with the shootings, said by an official in Connecticut to have left 27 dead, including 18 children.
The official in Washington spoke on the condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the developing criminal investigation.
It will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Marshall Road Church of God at 4400 Marshall Road, at the intersection of East David Road in Kettering.
Contact ABC 22/FOX 45 when info about other vigils are planned.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Schoolchildren and their parents are describing the scene at a Connecticut elementary school today, as teachers locked doors and ordered the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets.
Shots rang through the building, as a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children.
One man says his 6-year-old son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher. He says his son "grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran out the door."
The father of one 7-year-old says the boy heard a noise that sounded like "cans falling." A teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door, and had the kids huddle in the corner until police arrived.
A teenager who rushed to the school to check on his sister, after hearing the gunfire from his nearby home, says the 9-year-old girl had heard a scream come over the intercom at one point.
As they left the school, the children -- some crying, others looking frightened -- were told by police to close their eyes, so they wouldn't see the carnage around them.
4:15 UPDATE:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred. A second law enforcement official says the boy's mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead.
The first official says Adam Lanza's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., is being questioned by police. An earlier report from a law enforcement official mistakenly transposed the brothers' first names.
Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record about the developing criminal investigation.
The first official said Adam Lanza is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Law enforcement officials also are saying that there are 27 killed at the Connecticut school, including the gunman and 20 children. Another person is dead at a second scene.
4:00 UPDATE:
Officials ID Suspect, Say His Mother Was Among Shooting Victims
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- More information is emerging about the suspect in today's Connecticut elementary school shootings. A law enforcement official identifies him as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza.
Another official who was briefed on the shooting says the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound -- and that one of the victims was the shooter's mother, a teacher at the school.
According to one official, the suspect's younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter.
The official also says Ryan Lanza's girlfriend and another friend are missing in New Jersey.
Although authorities haven't released the number of dead and injured, an official says 26 people were killed, including 18 children, in addition to the gunman. That would make the shooting the nation's second-deadliest at a school -- exceeded only by the Virginia tech massacre in 2007.
Students are telling parents about their ordeal this morning. One 6-year-old has told his father that he was in a classroom when a gunman burst in and shot the teacher. The boy said he grabbed some of his friends and ran from the room.
3:30 UPDATE:
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Associated Press is reporting that Connecticut school shooting suspect Ryan Lanza's younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter.
Law enforcement official says the Lanza brother's mother, Nancy Lanza, works at the school as a teacher.
The AP also is reporting that Ryan Lanza's girlfriend and another friend are missing in New Jersey.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said the suspect is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Earlier coverage:
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Multiple news agencies have confirmed that Ryan Lanza is the suspect in the Connecticut school shooting.
CNN says the 24 years old Lanza was dead in the school, along with 26 victims of the shooting, including 18 children.
Sources say Lanza's mother was a teacher at the school. She was found dead at the school.
The Associated Press reports that a second person was undergoing questioning by police and two handguns were recovered at the scene.
Earlier coverage:
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.
The official said that a gun used in the attacks is a .223-caliber rifle. The official also said that New Jersey state police are searching a location in that state in connection with the shootings, said by an official in Connecticut to have left 27 dead, including 18 children.
The official in Washington spoke on the condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the developing criminal investigation.