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April 25, 2024

Las Vegans react to school shooting

Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

Jessica Hill / AP

Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday’s shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country’s history.

Updated Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 | 4:06 p.m.

Las Vegans, like many other Americans, shared their reactions to a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday morning. Here is a sampling of some of the thoughts they shared.

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