The crazed gunman dressed in black who went on a rampage at a Connecticut elementary school this morning has been identified as Adam Lanza, according to reports.
The Connecticut school shooting left 27 dead, including Lanza 18 children.
Adam Lanza, 20, repotedly shot his mother, a teacher, dead and targeted her kindergarten class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Police in Hoboken, N.J. are questioning his brother Ryan Lanza, 24, who was originally reported as the shooter; the N.Y. Post says he is not a suspect.
The Post says Lanza's mother and he "had a dispute" of some kind.
Lanza used two handguns and a .223-caliber assault rifle. Official also said New Jersey state police are searching a location in connection with the shootings.
Adam Lanza is believed to dead inside the school.
According to a witness report, the school's principal and another staffer were killed while the vice principal was shot in the leg after a gunman opened fire in a hallway.
A witness said gunshots were heard in the hallway during a meeting this morning and that "100 rounds" must have been fired, according to CNN.
After the shots were fired, three people ran into the hallway but only the vice principal crawled back.
Cops responded to reports of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary just after 9:40 a.m., and said the gunman was in the school's main office, according to reports.
The newspaper reports that as of 11 a.m., police were still searching the school with dogs.
The event appeared to be the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. hi
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