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renie408

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28. I thought he did kill everybody in the office.

Reply to galileoreloaded (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:53 PM

Dec 2012

After he shot his way through a locked door.

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How did a 20 year old "visitor" with a rifle get into an elementary school, much less a classroom... [View all] galileoreloaded Dec 2012 OP

He broke / forced his way in. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #1

I thnk he broke out, or shot out, a window to the school Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #2

Yep, it was reported that he gained forced access through a window. teddy51 Dec 2012 #4

I think the window was in the door... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #13

Seems reasonable to me, short of armed guards at each entry way. teddy51 Dec 2012 #14

Most cities have those facilities already... Just need to move the prisoners out of the city jail LiberalArkie Dec 2012 #15

That's not what I heard. I heard that the police broke the windows. vaberella Dec 2012 #31

i heard through a window. unblock Dec 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #5

Yup...this is how I understood it. n/t vaberella Dec 2012 #32

The school was built in 1956 BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #6

He shot out a wondow so he could open the security door obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #7

Gov. Malloy stated that Adam Lanza shot his way through a window in the front door. Jennicut Dec 2012 #8

The buzz will open the door question everything Dec 2012 #9

There is a police officer at almost every school right now in CT. Jennicut Dec 2012 #12

No, we need to ban guns. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #17

banning guns won't take them out of circulation right away 0rganism Dec 2012 #20

You'll have no better luck banning guns, than... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #22

We wouldn't need to live in an armed camp if we just made gun owners afraid enough of the kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #27

Her son tried to buy guns before the shooting, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #33

She had a duty to secure them. She failed in that duty. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #34

Why did he try to buy guns, if hers were unsecured? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #35

Beats me. Probably didn't want her to know what he was up to. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #36

I'm so old I can remember moondust Dec 2012 #10

The school nurse on xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #11

He shot his way in through the glass in a door Zoeisright Dec 2012 #16

Window glass Crepuscular Dec 2012 #18

that's how all the windows in the upper grade levels were where I went to school TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #21

I don't think he even unlocked the door... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #24

That wire isn't really that strong jeff47 Dec 2012 #25

He shot through glass to gain entry then killed everyone in the office rustydog Dec 2012 #19

Didn't he force his way in when somebody else was being buzzed in? BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #23

I don't think an arm guard would have stopped him. mucifer Dec 2012 #26

I thought he did kill everybody in the office. renie408 Dec 2012 #28

At my school Peregrine Dec 2012 #29

he probably walked into the office and started shooting. then moved on from there. craigmatic Dec 2012 #30