Connecticut State Police are responding to reports of a shooting at an elementary school in the town of Newton that police sources say left at least one dead.
There are also reports of multiple victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Authorities said the gunman is dead. An official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the man apparently had two guns.
Earlier reports of a second shooter are unconfirmed at this time.
Shortly after 9:40 a.m., police reported that a shooter was in the main office of the school. A person in one room had "numerous gunshot wounds."
A dispatcher at the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps said a teacher was shot in the foot and taken to Danbury Hospital; it's unclear if that was the only injury.
The Newtown School District has locked down schools as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of students and staff, state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said.
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