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SCHOOL IN NEWTOWN OR A SHOPPING
WISCONSIN --
WE'LL GO TO A LIVE NEWS
CONFERENCE NOW, LT. PAUL VANCE.
THEY'VE BEGUN THEIR WORK.
HONESTLY, THE PRIMARY AND FIRST
AND FOREMOSTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO
GET DONE IS THE IDENTIFICATION
OF ALL THE DECEASED.
WE HAVE PRELIMINARY I.D.S BUT WE
HAVE TO DO IT LEGALLY BUT LAW
PROPERLY.
WE EXPECT THE LIEUTENANT AND I
WILL BE HERE FIRST THING IN THE
MORNING BETWEEN 7:00 AND
8:00 AND BY THAT TIME WE'RE
HOPING TO HAVE POSITIVE
IDENTIFICATIONS OF ALL THE
TIME.
WE WILL SEND OUT A NEWS RELEASE,
A PRESS RELEASE.
IF YOU'RE NOT ON OUR EMAIL LIST,
GET IT OFF THE AP, AND
PRIMARILY, IT WILL INCLUDE THE
DETAILS OF ALL THE BRIEFINGS
EVENING.
I SEE NO NEED TO KEEP YOU ALL
HERE TONIGHT.
DO WHAT YOU FEEL IS CORRECT, BUT
WE WILL DO NO MORE BRIEFINGS
TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO, AGAIN, DEFER TILL
PROBABLY 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR.
ALL RIGHT.
A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS AND
I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM IF I
CAN.
(INAUDIBLE).
IT WAS A FEMALE, EMPLOYEE OF
THE SCHOOL WHO WAS WOUNDED AND
INJURED AND IS DOING WELL.
IN THE FOOT.
(INAUDIBLE).
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE
DETAILS BUT THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER'S BEEN ON THE SCENE
WITH ALL THE PROPER PERSONNEL
AND THEY'LL DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE AND, AGAIN, PRIMARILY WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS POSITIVE
IDEA TO GIVE SOME CLOSER TO
PEOPLE.
(INAUDIBLE).
BETTER MYSELF.
THE WAY WE INVESTIGATE MAJOR
CRIMES, IT'S A VERY METICULOUS
PROCESS.
WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED, TAKE
ALL THE TIME WE NEED AND USE ALL
THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO US.
WE'LL DO THAT IN THIS CASE AND
THEN SOME.
THIS IS A CASE OF EXTREMELY
LARGE MAGNITUDE, BETWEEN NEWTOWN
AND STATE POLICE AND FEDERAL
PARTNERS WE UTILIZE AND OUT OF
STATE PARTNERS WILL HELP US IF
ANYTHING CROSSES STATE BORDERS.
IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME.
WE'LL BE PROCESSING THE BUILDING
BUT I'M SPECULATING AT LEAST
TILL SUNDAY.
(INAUDIBLE).
NO.
IDENTIFICATION?
WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH.
WE HAVE A PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN
PLACE THAT WE'LL UTILIZE TO
IDENTIFY EACH INDIVIDUAL.
(INAUDIBLE).
WE'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
WE CAN HAVE POSITIVE I.D.S BY
TOMORROW.
THE PROFESSIONALS ARE TELLING US
THAT SPECIFICALLY, THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND HIS TEAM, OUR
INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY ACCOMPLISH
(INAUDIBLE).
NOTIFIED.
THE PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION
HAS BEEN MADE AND THROUGH
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAMILIES HAVE
BEEN TOLD.
BUT WE WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY
POSITIVELY SURE, NO DOUBT
WHATSOEVER.
(INAUDIBLE).
YES.
(INAUDIBLE).
WELL, CERTAINLY THEY'RE WITH
US, WORKING WITH US.
THEY'RE FEDERAL PARTNERS FROM
FBI, ATF, ALL OFFERING SERVICES
AND ANY SPECIALIZATION THAT THEY
HAVE, OFFERING ABILITY IN CASE
SOMETHING CROSSES STATE LINES.
SIMPLY STATED, EVERYONE'S COME
TOGETHER IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A MASSIVE INVESTIGATION,
SO MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NEWTOWN AND STATE POLICE ARE
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE AND
UTILIZING ANY RESOURCE WE MAY
NEED AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE
OF ALL THE HELP WE'RE GETTING.
(INAUDIBLE).
NO, AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE
(INAUDIBLE).
NO, I'D RATHER NOT DO THAT,
QUITE FRANKLY.
I HAVE BEEN A TROOPER A LONG
TIME AND MY LIEUTENANT TO MY
LEFT HAS BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A LONG TIME AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT SERVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE.
I'D RATHER NOT GET INTO THAT.
IT'S AN HORRIFIC SCENE AND
BETWEEN OUR MUTUAL EXPERIENCE,
WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS.
IT'S HEART WRENCHING FOR US AS
THE FAMILIES AND I'D LIKE TO
(INAUDIBLE).
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO --
THE HISTORY.
WE'LL GO BACKWARDS AS FAR AS WE
HAVE TO GO IN THIS INVESTIGATION
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL STUMBLE ON
ANSWERS AND NOT DEVELOP MANY
MORE QUESTIONS, BUT WE WANT TO
BE ABLE TO BUILD THE PROCESS AND
THE STORY.
THE INVESTIGATION LIKE THIS IS
LIKE A PUZZLE.
WE WANT TO PUT THIS PUZZLE
TOGETHER AND FORM A COMPLETE
PICTURE SO EVERYONE CAN
UNDERSTAND WHAT OCCURRED WITHOUT
ANY DOUBT WHATSOEVER.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS WE'LL
COME BACK TOMORROW IN THE
MORNING, LET'S SAY 8:00 IN THE
MORNING, TO LET YOU KNOW HOW
WEPROGRESSED OVERNIGHT.
AS WE PREPARE THE LIST OF
POSITIVE IDENTIFICATIONS, I WANT
TO DO ONE FINAL LIST.
THE MINUTE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL BE
HERE WITH IT AND WE'LL POST IT
ON OUR WEB SITE SO IT'S
AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.
WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE FOR THE
OTHER CRIME SCENE?
(INAUDIBLE).
THESE GUYS, WHEN THEY GOT TO
THE DOOR, WERE FIRST IN THE
DOOR, AND THE SURROUNDING
P.D.s AND THE TROOPERS, THEIR
TRAINING KICKED IN.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU TRAIN FOR,
YOU TRAIN FOR AND PLAN FOR AND
WORK FOR AND HOPE TO NEVER HAVE
TO USE.
THEIR TRAINING KICKED IN AND
THEY SAVED A LOT OF LIVES AND
DID A GREAT JOB.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF
THEM.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
THE SHOOTER?
WELL, I'D RATHER DO THAT IN
THE MORNING ONCE WE HAVE
POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION EVEN OF
THE SHOOTER.
WE WANT TO HAVE ALL THAT
INFORMATION.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN TIE UP SOME
LOOSE ENDS FOR YOU FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING, BUT I WANT TO
LEAVE IT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
AND WE'LL FILL IN THE VOID
TOMORROW AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN.
(INAUDIBLE).
NO, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IS
MANAGING THE CASES.
HE DOES REQUEST SOME ASSISTANCE
AND EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN
BROUGHT IN FOR HIM.
BUT THEY'RE THERE WORKING NOW.
(INAUDIBLE).
IN A NUTSHELL, IT WAS 911
CALLS THAT CAME IN TO NEWTOWN
AND STATE POLICE AND THE
RESPONSE WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
MULTIPLE CALLS?
I'M NOT SURE.
YES, I BELIEVE SO, BUT I DON'T
KNOW HOW MANY.
(INAUDIBLE).
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
ANY AUTHORITIES -- OUR
INVESTIGATORS WITH ANY
AUTHORITIES THAT CAN ASSIST THEM
THE INVESTIGATION.
MENTIONED.
THERE IS BEEN TWO OR THREE
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS BEEN
MENTIONED, BUT NOT TO READ
ANYTHING INTO THAT.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
ABOUT REACHING OVER A STATE LINE
OR ABOUT DOING SOMETHING, YOU
KNOW, THAT MAY BE RELATED TO
THIS CASE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HIDE IT FROM YOU.
WE'LL MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU
AND CERTAINLY PROVIDE YOU WITH
THAT INFORMATION.
BUT DON'T READ SOMETHING INTO IT
JUST BECAUSE YOU HEAR WE'VE GONE
TO AUTHORITIES IN ANOTHER STATE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING
REALLY.
(INAUDIBLE).
IT'S WORKING FINE.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE ON EXTENDED
SHIFTS.
SOME PEOPLE WILL WORK EXTRA
HOURS AND SUFFICE IT TO SAY
EVERYBODY'S ALL HANDS ON DECK.