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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting drives emotional outpouring

View the story "Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting drives emotional outpouring on social media" on StorifySandy Hook Elementary School shooting drives emotional outpouring on social mediaWhen a deadly mass shooting killed more than two dozen at a Connecticut elementary school, people in the community and around the world came together on social media to share shock and grief, offer prayers and remember those lost. Storified by Mandy Jenkins · Fri, Dec 14 2012 15:46:22At least 27 people, including 20 children, were killed Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. Reuters photo from scene of Connecticut school shooting [REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin] http://bit.ly/Z5RP7u http://pic.twitter.com/3mE63JQrReuters Top NewsResidents of Newtown and shocked observers around the world huddled with friends and strangers alike on Twitter and Facebook. From their homes or cubicles, from classrooms and meetings, people used social media to reach out for comfort, give support and share their rage over what happened.Some of those with ties to the school and surrounding community took to social media with their worries about loved ones who were or could be inside the school. Without official confirmation, social media left a possibility for those seeking information.
My mom is working at a Newtown school today.... Holly Shit, Holly Shit.Chris K@CHRIS_KAS_ Hey Chris, have you heard from her yet? I hope she's OK.Libor JanyThank God she's at Reed Middle school todayChris KHoping my old neighbor Barbara is safe. She works in the front office of sandy hook. Please god.Anthony MakiEarly media reports suggested Sandy Hook Principal Dawn Hochsprung had been shot, stirring worries from those who knew her. Principal's family frantic, rushing to scene. Don't know if principal was hurt. #schoolshootingSamaia HernandezNewtown principal from Naugatuck one of nicest people ever. Introduced me to my wife. Hopefully reports are not true. Will bring more.Naugatuck #PatchJust after noon, the CNN reported that Hochsprung had been killed. Twitter became one of the first spots for those who knew her to share their memories and shock. RIP @DHochsprung, you were an amazing principal and an even better person. I'll always remember you making everyone smile no matter what.brain dawgsJust found out my former middle school asst. principal Dawn Lafferty (now Dawn Hochsprung) was killed in Newtown today. Now it feels real.Tommy MagelssenHochsprung had been active on social media, tweeting under the name @DHoschsprung. Her final tweets described school plans and included photos of student activities and programs. Hoschsprung's proudly-shared images of Sandy Brook students quickly spread across the web. Hoschsprung's own words and photos, in a sense, served as the first memorial of the day's events.this breaks my heart RT @DHochsprung: Safety first at Sandy Hook. It's a beautiful day for our annual evacuation drill! http://pic.twitter.com/PSDI3PCamcbreezyEven those without close ties to the school or the community were shaken by the news. Social media gave them all a place to tell their story to strangers. New York photographer Clayton Cubitt shared his background as a survivor of a school shooting.I survived a school shooting when I was 12. My heart goes out to those poor surviving kids. It's going to be years of struggle for them.Clayton Cubitt@claytoncubitt I'm so sorry to hear, Clayton. Sending you love. Days like this can't be easy.Mona EltahawyFacebook is usually filled with oft-shared images of cats, babies and cartoons. Today's viral images took on a bit more serious tone. Images made to memorialize the victims (like the one below) began spreading across Facebook pages and walls within an hour of the news of the shooting. Dawn CollinsBy afternoon, at least one hundred Facebook communities were created to memorialize the victims of the shootings. with names like "Prayers for victims and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting," "Rememberance of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Angels" and "RIP To Those Who Died In The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings". AmazonawsStrangers from around the nation and the world posted their condolences for the families of those lost and shared their fear and grief that such a tragedy could even happen in the first place. I am so sorry for your losses to your entire community. It breaks my heart that anyone could do this. Also my heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to the families of those who lost someone today, and all the children in that school today. Belton, MOHilleary PetersonRIP little ones xx prayers from Ireland bless the familiesSue HallThese pages also served as a meeting point for those who just needed someone to listen. Can't believe anyone can do this if someone can do this is there really a god? XEmma SherwoodThere is a God...sorry Emma, however, there is another force at work in this world and we have free agency as to who we will listen to.Jan Tully

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