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Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police A Connecticut teenager who said she would shoot up her high school in a social media message was busted hours after making the threat, authorities said.  The FBI contacted administrators in Fairfield County at Stamford High School around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, after intercepting a message on the social media app Snapchat, Stamford Police said.  In the message, a girl wrote she would "shoot up the school." Agents quickly linked the social media account to the teenager and tracked the phone to a classroom at the 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. school.  Police pulled the…
17-Year-Old CT High School Junior Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old CT High School Junior Shot, Killed
17-Year-Old CT High School Junior Shot, Killed Police are investigating after a 17-year-old was shot and killed on a Connecticut street. The teenage boy was shot around 9 p.m., Sunday, March 20 in New Haven, on Orchard Place, between Orchard Street and Charles Street. Responding officers located the victim, who had been struck by gunfire, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died from his injuries, Shumway said. Police have not released the name of the victim, a New Haven resident, who was a junior at Hillhouse High School,…
Teen Shot Near CT High School Teen Shot Near CT High School
Teen Shot Near CT High School A 16-year-old student was shot near a Connecticut high school, causing the school to go on lockdown. The incident took place in Hartford County around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, near New Britain High School. According to New Britain Police Chief Christopher Chute, the teen was shot by suspects in an early 2000s light blue or light gray Nissan Altima. During a news conference on Tuesday, the chief said the department is searching for the car. After the shooting, the chief said the teen was able to talk and move around. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment. “He had non-life-th…
Police Increase Presence Around CT High School After Threat Police Increase Presence Around CT High School After Threat
Police Increase Presence Around CT High School After Threat There was an increased police presence outside a Connecticut high school after there were allegations that a student made threats against the school, police said. In Hartford County, extra officers responded to the Howell Cheney Technical School in Manchester after a student reportedly expressed a desire to commit a school shooting, though it was later determined that it wasn’t related to a firearm, and instead a knife was recovered from the teen. According to State Police, a family member of the student contacted them shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, stating that a student in an…
CT High School Student Killed In Shooting CT High School Student Killed In Shooting
CT High School Student Killed In Shooting Police in Connecticut are asking the public for information in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old high school student. The student, who attended New London High School, was found around 6:22 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, when EMS responded to the area of Grand St. and Elm St., in New London, for the report of shots fired with an injured person in the roadway, authorities said. Once on the scene, the male teen was found and declared dead by paramedics, New London Police said. Police say the incident does not appear to be a random act and the investigation remains active. …
Sandy Hook Parent To Speak At Sacred Heart University Sandy Hook Parent To Speak At Sacred Heart University
Sandy Hook Parent To Speak At Sacred Heart University Info here: Ian Hockley, who lost his son, Dylan, in the Sandy Hook School shooting tragedy, will tell his story at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. The talk is set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the University Commons on main campus, 5151 Park Ave. It is free and open to the public. Hockley’s speech, titled “Heroes Who Go Above and Beyond: A Sandy Hook Hero Helps Create the Next Generation of Compassionate Leaders,” will focus on his organization Dylan's Wings of Change and how the tragic event was the genesis of a movement whose ripples are spreading across the world.  The Sa…
Remington, Maker Of Rifle Used By Newtown Shooter, Files For Bankruptcy Remington, Maker Of Rifle Used By Newtown Shooter, Files For Bankruptcy
Remington, Maker Of Rifle Used By Newtown Shooter, Files For Bankruptcy Remington, a rifle company founded in Utica, N.Y. 202 years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, March 25 due to declining sales. One of its rifles was used in the notorious school shooting at Newtown in 2012. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in left 26 people dead, including 20 children. In its Chapter 11  filing in Delaware federal court, Remington said it was $100 million to $500 million in debt and hoped to continue to operate while under bankruptcy protection. It estimated its assets were as between $100 million and $500 million, according to this report.  Now …
Area Students To Join Nationwide 'March For Our Lives' Walkout In Stamford Area Students To Join Nationwide 'March For Our Lives' Walkout In Stamford
Area Students To Join Nationwide 'March For Our Lives' Walkout In Stamford In the wake of the latest school shooting in Florida, and recent shooting incidents in the tri-state area, some high school students in Connecticut are organizing a walkout as part of a national campaign to raise gun control awareness. Students throughout Stamford are planning to join others throughout the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the National 'March For Our Lives' School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” “We need action. Students and…
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Sporting Goods is putting in place strong steps to curtail the sale of firearms in its 700-plus stores, including many in the tristate area. Dick’s, one of the nation’s largest sports retailers, announced Wednesday morning it is ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21. The move was a direct response to the latest school shooting, which occurred Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, claiming the lives of 17 people, including 14 students. "Based on what’s happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably…
Teen From Bergen County Killed In Florida School Shooting Teen From Bergen County Killed In Florida School Shooting
Teen From Bergen County Killed In Florida School Shooting Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something' Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook A teenager from Woodcliff Lake was among the 17 victims of Wednesday's high school massacre in Florida. Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, was a Stoneman Douglas High School student and a skilled soccer player. She lived in Woodcliff Lake from 2010 to 2014, before her family moved to Florida. In an interview with CNN, Alyssa's grief-stricken mother Lori Alhadeff begged President Trump to take action -- leaving the newscaster and many others in tears. "How do we a…