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Sandy Hook 911 Calls

February 15, 2017 / 08:01

This episode covers the 911 calls made during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, featuring real-time conversations between teachers and emergency responders.

The first call is from a teacher who reports gunfire in the school, providing details about the situation and urging for a lockdown. The urgency of the situation is evident as she describes students hiding in her classroom.

Another call comes from an acting principal, who confirms the lockdown status and shares information about the ongoing shooting. He relays details about shadows seen outside and the sound of gunfire.

As the calls progress, a report of a shooting victim emerges, with a teacher describing a student injured in room one. The dispatcher provides instructions to keep the victim safe while help is on the way.

The episode highlights the chaos and fear experienced during the incident, as well as the efforts of teachers and emergency responders to manage the situation.

TLDR

Sandy Hook 911 calls reveal chaos during the school shooting.

Episode

8:01
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[Music] [Music] got 911 what's the location of the emergency Sandy Hook school I think
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there's somebody shooting in here it's Sandy Hook school okay what makes you think that because somebody's got a gun
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I saw a glimpse of somebody they're running down the hallway okay they're still running they're still
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shooting Sandy Hook School please in town 911 what's the a it's 10 Dickson Drive in Sandy Hook New Town Connecticut
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okay what's going on at 10 Dickson Drive it sounds like there are gun in the hallway I'm a teacher in the
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school okay where are are you in the school right now I am in the school I'm in the classroom okay do you have
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everyone in the classroom and the door all of my students the door is not locked yet I have to
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go me keep everybody calm keep everybody down get everybody away from the windows
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okay yes where are you in the school I'm in the the hallway when you walk in the
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front entrance if you take a left okay all right just try to lock down the school okay we're trying okay all right
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byebye John 911 what's the location of your emergency s Hook Elementary School 12 tickets in Drive okay I've got that
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what's going on down there this I believe they're shooting at the front at the front glass something's going on all
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right I've got I want you to stand on alignment where are you in the school I'm down the corridor all right I want
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you to take cover Jen get the sergeant all right get everybody you can going down there all right let me let me
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get some information from here what makes you think that the fun glass is all shot out it kept kept going on
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okay it's still [Music] happening all right what about the students in the front of the building D
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dude everything's locked up as far as I know I'm not in the front all right you're lock down do yeah they're in lock
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down did you see anything out the window no it's still going on I can't get over
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there okay I don't want you to go over there I want to know what's happening with the students though along the front
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Corridor is this is in the front parking lot yes I'm not I'm not in the front I'm
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actually down the other part but I'm close okay do you see anything or hear anything more I keep hearing shooting I
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can't keep hearing popping guys we got a shooting it's the Sandy Hook Elementary schol in New Town
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911 off the hook I'm going back all right J let's get one let's get one caller I'll take my
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[Music] caller all right now who am I talking with right now pardon me what's your name Rick stor Rick storm
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all right Rick what is your position with the school I'm I'm acting hect sodium today what's the address of the school
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12 drive drive okay something's happening okay Jen hang up I need you to get off
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that phone all right [Music] Rick R yes all right what are you hear now uh it's now it's silent
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okay okay that's Riverside Road all right now when you say the school is in lockdown lock in classroom okay so at
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this time you're defending in place excuse me okay at this time all the rooms are
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locked okay did you see anything out front before this started no I was out all morning where are you in the okay J
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teacher told me they saw Shadows going past the gym just now yes front all right now are they running on
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the outside or the inside I would say that was the [Music] outside there's still shooting going on
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please all right what about injuries at this time excuse me what about injuries at this time I don't know of any
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injuries right now okay we [Music] coming come up [Music] the Jen I need you to call the State
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Police just this is still still going [Music] 911 emergency this is the stfe police I
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got uh a victim a victim from the shooter here yep she's been shot once in the foot she's been shot once in the
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foot she's in okay room number one room number one yep uh one shot in room one how close are you guys to uh
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arriving on team what how close are you guys female shot uh in the foot you got a female party shot in the foot yep
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she's by right by right by the playground room number one oh I know that okay where uh where are you are you
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okay right now yeah okay where where where's room one in the school facing the playground where are you facing the
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playground on the playground facing towards towards the playground okay are you escape right now
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uh I think so my classroom door is not locked okay is there anybody that can lock the classroom door without being
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safe safe to do so okay all right just try to stay where you are okay any there's children in this room too okay
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try to apply pressure okay yeah okay we have people coming okay all [Music] right is there any other teacher with
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you in there or is just students uh no there's two other adults in the room with me okay all right are they are they
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right next to you or where are they in the room no they're they're over on the other side of the bookshelf okay all
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right are you okay right now for now hopefully okay all right just keep an eye on it try to keep
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pressure on it okay we have people heading out there [Music] okay [Music]

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Episode Highlights

  • Sandy Hook Emergency Call
    A teacher reports an active shooter situation at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
    “There's somebody shooting in here!”
    @ 00m 42s
    February 15, 2017
  • Ongoing Gunfire Reported
    Teachers and staff describe the chaos and fear as shots are heard inside the school.
    “I keep hearing shooting!”
    @ 02m 51s
    February 15, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • There's somebody shooting in here!
    Sandy Hook 911 Calls
  • Everything's locked up as far as I know.
    Sandy Hook 911 Calls
  • I keep hearing shooting!
    Sandy Hook 911 Calls

Key Moments

  • Emergency Call00:38
  • Active Shooter00:54
  • Lockdown Status02:27
  • Chaos Inside02:51
  • Injuries Reported05:40

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