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Student: 'I felt scared. Everyone was shaking'

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    8-year-old eyewitness recounts Connecticut school shooting

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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.