WATCH LIVE: President Obama talks about the deadly Connecticut school shooting
A massacre has left 27 people dead, including 18 children
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UPDATE: President Obama has finished speaking. See video of his remarks here.
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The Associated Press reports that 27 people, including 18 children, were killed on Friday morning in a school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. The suspect, who was found dead at the scene, has been identified by CNN as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza. President Obama will address the shooting from the White House at 3:15 p.m. Watch live:
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