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Student: 'I felt scared. Everyone was shaking'
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8-year-old eyewitness recounts Connecticut school shooting
- Duration 5:03
- Date Dec 14, 2012
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Meantime -- -- vin ski and her eight year old daughter Sophia.
Who is a student at the school both join us on the phone -- as the mother I'd like to begin with you can you tell us a little bit about what -- learned over the last several hours.
Well I think I'll.
And I added -- a -- night at the electorate up.
Andy and I I've got a big into body it is -- big -- ball.
And I thought it -- Brad and there are.
Children that are -- it -- or act it out here where we are.
Hearing but that I doubt it and that war.
This sounds like there is a lot of confusion still which has been our experience is well with this story since he is on the line with us as well -- -- what grade are you and and it third grade and -- can you tell us a little bit about what happened this morning in school.
Well.
Blew up and -- -- to -- state than acting can be paired break.
Eat in Spain and great guidance and I think they're -- -- -- -- -- it.
Here I might hit couple night.
Blocked.
It and and connect.
And I did not -- accurate.
In the eating and you're really not yeah.
And and and that's it right now -- -- -- can you tell me a little bit about how you felt when that was happening.
-- are scared.
Anybody thinks eighteen now I'm sure the other kids were scared to it sounds like you're teaching at a pretty good job though.
And what's her name is it in the Smart and you said yeah and so then what happened how to -- an -- and getting out of the school.
Well.
I don't eat hot leg knocking giant killer and then he turned to come out men and -- Target -- quote and that you're pretty happy to see your mom when she came -- -- -- that.
Yes mom how did that -- tell us about that process how did you first learn about that the shooting and how re able to reunite with your daughter.
Well I got an American he thought about it and it in the game but it anywhere.
And that will not -- down.
What he acted -- that check.
Eight.
I got an upright -- but it at all.
I'll direct that -- era I'm not ill and I thought.
That.
-- -- the bullet yet and that -- I blocked.
Now I bought my daughter why it would not -- -- -- and I I and I thought here what black.
I'm the higher -- but yeah.
And I.
Hear it I was -- up.
-- -- What relief.
We can only imagine how that felt and we're so happy that you were able to see your daughter at that moment Sophia can you tell me a little bit when you're in school.
We've heard a little bit from.
You know people in the town that sometimes you practice emergency drills have you ever practiced emergency -- -- feel like it when he did today.
Did it similar like.
Not very he can -- it like doing I get and I don't -- I think he'll come back and that it.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Did you see anything -- feel when you're walking -- -- the school.
Now.
Yeah mom what -- mom had EU and how do you talk to your daughter about -- and and what are they telling you your school the school officials about you know what's next for parents in this -- and.
-- it -- that it out I would be acting out a bit today.
Break it I want it now.
Out of Brent bar I let it drop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Now -- it break it it yelling at it.
Sophia can you just tell me one last thing if you -- -- how did it feel when you saw your mom when you were at the firehouse.
Act.
Heading into a motion probably both shared Brendan -- I'm really unbelievable moment absolutely and it and we're so glad.
-- -- as safe and it will be thinking of you Brenda thank you so much for the time to.
Thank you to both of you -- Sophia Lipinski.
Joining us from members -- the -- eight years old is one of the children inside that school nearly 700 students in that school.
Kindergarten through fourth -- me think on interest -- might think and maybe a little bit older kids as well but in this particular school only goes after the fourth grade.