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    Grief-stricken afterschool teacher remembers one of the little victims in school shooting

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This is a Fox News alert there is new information tonight about the absolute unthinkable.

The murder of 47 people putting them mere children.

Who are so small they did -- even come up to our waste.

Now this into scrabble war began hours ago an unsuspecting parents drop their kindergarten aides to fourth grade aged children off at school.

At the time -- the parents nor the children could have anticipated what was about to happen.

It all started about 9 AM a killer walks into the sandy hook elementary school here Newtown Connecticut.

And start shooting.

Now we're learning new information tonight and I had it for you throughout the hour we start when Rick Leventhal was here in the very latest Rick.

-- is this killer.

Greta we know his name now Adam -- he's twenty years old he lived here in Newtown Connecticut -- his mother Nancy.

Who authorities say were shot dead in her bed this morning in their home that she shared with the shooter.

Thought he then took her car and three at least three weapons may be more including a Glock -- -- sour and they import type assault rifle.

Went -- the school where his mother apparently worked substitute teacher.

And then somehow got through security.

And went to -- rooms in that school in one area of the school and began shooting children and adults he shot twenty kids.

But eighteen -- the scene two were taken to a hospital where they died he shot six other adults apparently including the principal.

Before ending his own life as police were arriving at the school to start.

And searching and and saving the kids and adults say report what he was saying and whether he was dressed man usual Wear anything peculiar -- we heard one report from a six year old boy who was in a classroom and says that this shooter came -- shot the teacher in the boy grabbed from his classmates and ran out.

That little boy said the shooter didn't say a single word.

We have been hurt we've heard from the -- brother.

That he was learning disabled may have been -- we know that the brother in the father being interviewed by the FBI that has those interviews event.

And a mother does such a teacher was she exposed to teach today it was Indian news about her being home we don't know that.

Either what we know is that there's this young man woke up this morning at home and shot his mother.

In the home.

And then took her car took her guns and went to the school where she worked.

And began this Rampage.

He has to say one thing going and I talked up Carrefour and an idea -- walked into classroom.

And just shooting children little kids look -- 56.

Year old kids.

Defenseless innocent.

It makes no sense at all and and a principal and other adults.

Apparently there -- morning announcements going on when the shooting began and some of the kids and adults in the school heard stories.

Over the PA system.

In addition to hearing the gunfire ringing through the hallways because the -- for being fired in an area where the where the morning announcements were being made.

Big thank you.

Enjoy children as just noted were murdered in this school where they of course should be safe.

-- -- best teachers before and after school programs and one of his students is among the dead he joins -- -- your thoughts tonight.

I heard you -- duty.

I don't know was it twelve or thirteen hours there's.

So don't know I've been.

Any emotional for I was stupid get a just.

It's believed the work associates who work with its -- and they have only entrench you've been calling.

It is -- of.

-- you don't you never saw this session of afford -- you're -- her anything about him in the community.

No truly.

My left the school we generally.

Sort of built during 930 -- authorities in those relief.

If it didn't go to class -- that belief that the -- Do regular teachers.

I didn't bet these little five minutes they beating.

From what we do -- -- so unthinkable.

-- that this could happen.

You know I can't even imagine what your communities going through tonight and even I don't even know.

You know where it what -- you begin to.

Yeah -- the school back together and -- these families.

I had -- you don't really believe.

Didn't go it's just so unbelievable.

We're all looking at each -- -- -- like OK don't be.

Yeah it didn't do that does little -- to -- found that there were hundreds.

To prevent.

And food bowl atmosphere and we just couldn't believe that we're now going -- the wonderful.

-- that they didn't let it very.

Did.

And.

Great thank you.

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