REVEALED: Gunman in Connecticut elementary school shooting is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school


A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings that left 27 dead, including 18 children, is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.

The official said that a gun used in the attacks is a .223-caliber rifle. At a press conference moments ago, Connecticut police said there was a great deal of search activity both in and outside the state. An official told the AP that New Jersey State Police are searching a location in the Garden State in connection with the shootings.

Lt. Stephen Jones, a spokesman for the State Police, told The Star-Ledger he was not aware of any New Jersey connection and that a report troopers were searching a location in New Jersey was not true.

The official in Washington spoke on the condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the developing criminal investigation.

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