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State police responded Friday to reports of a shooting at a southwestern Connecticut elementary school. The suspected gunman is said to be Adam Lanza, son of Nancy Lanza a teacher at the school and one of the victims. His brother Ryan Lanza is being interviewed by police.
A second crime scene has been opened, police say, at the home of the suspected shooter. A body was found at the home.
The death toll is now said to be 28: six adults at the school, the shooter, an individual killed at the shooter's home and 20 children.
The three weapons found at the scene of Friday's Connecticut elementary school shooting were legally purchased by the suspected gunman's mother, Nancy Lanza, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. A Glock and Sig Sauer were found inside the school with the deceased gunman, while a Bushmaster rifle was found in a car outside the school, the official said.
The first calls came into police around 9:40 a.m., according to media accounts. Police were on the scene late Wednesday morning with guns drawn, CNN affiliate WFSB reported.
All schools in the city were on lockdown Friday as police assessed the situation, state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said.
Students were evacuated to a nearby firehouse, the Danbury News-Times newspaper reported.
The suspected gunman is dead on the scene, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN's Susan Candiotti.
The source also said police have recovered two weapons from the suspect. It's unclear if police killed him or if he took his own life.
The Newtown Bee newspaper said one child had been carried out by a police officer and emergency crews had set up triage facilities, expecting additional patients.
All schools in the city were on lockdown Friday as police assessed the situation, state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said.
Students were evacuated to a nearby firehouse, the Danbury News-Times newspaper reported.
Images from CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey showed police officers armed with rifles following a dog into woods near the school.
Other officers, some in tactical gear, stood around the school with guns drawn, CNN affiliate WFSB reported.
A photograph published by the Newtown Bee showed teachers and police leading students out of the building across a parking lot.
The first calls came into police around 9:40 a.m., according to media accounts.
Police scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. ET.
Newtown is about 60 miles north of New York.
The agency scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. ET.
Newtown is about 60 miles north of New York.
