Remember rumor control in these tragic breaking news stories.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

In high profile events like these, the first reports aren't always the most accurate.

Proceed with caution.

Edit to add:

[AZ Mike]

1. The initial reports out of Sandy Hook....

....were that a person went to the school and killed himself.

We see how accurate that turned out to be.

You're right. Proceed with caution.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. We heard two shooters, we heard it was a parent, we heard his mom was a teacher....

....we heard all sorts of things when Sandy Hook broke.

September 11th and Boston Marathon, too.

Unfortunately, preliminary casualty counts are just as speculative. They can range higher (Sandy Hook only had a couple of casualties initially reported) or lower (at one point they were claiming 12 fatalities in Boston.)

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Why do you think I take all the data that emerges

but I no longer speculate as to who or as to the why.

What we know so far.

* This is an Multiple Casualty Incident, with at least 10, possibly 20 people shot

* So far no reports of fatalities

* They are evacuating people from the facility and ordering a shelter in place for others

*The building hit is a government building

* We have multiple agencies responding with multiple SWAT teams converging

*We have no idea how many shooters are involved (And radio traffic is confusing, so I shan't say how many are involved)

*Multiple EMS is responsding for a Lv III MCI

Anything else. is speculation

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. .......

[Glassunion]

5. Another point: 4Chan is not, never has been, nor ever, ever, ever will be a reliable source for

anything remotely close to the continent that contains the mountain range, upon which rests the plateau, wherein lies the zip-code where things called facts are found.