<P> The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14 , 2012 , in Newtown , Connecticut , United States , when 20 - year - old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old , as well as six adult staff members . Prior to driving to the school , he shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home . As first responders arrived at the scene , Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head . </P>
<P> The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14 , 2012 , in Newtown , Connecticut , United States , when 20 - year - old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old , as well as six adult staff members . Prior to driving to the school , he shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home . As first responders arrived at the scene , Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head . </P>
who was the school shooter in sandy hook
who was the school shooter in sandy hook
Adam Lanza
Adam Lanza