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Sandy Hook 911 calls reveal how school staff sought help

A court order has forced the publication of recordings of emergency calls made to police during the Sandy Hook school shootings in Connecticut, USA, last year. Operators can be heard responding to witnesses including a teacher and a caretaker.

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School caretaker: 'I keep hearing shooting'

In an emergency call from Rick Thorne, whose job title at the time was Acting Head Custodian at Sandy Hook, gunshots are heard as he pleads "it's still going on!"

"I keep hearing shooting. I keep hearing popping," he tells the operator.

Thorne also describes how he thinks the gunman entered the building: "The front glass is all shot out. It kept going on," he says.

During the call the operator is heard asking a colleague to alert state police to the "active shooter".

Towards the end of the recording, loud bangs are heard in the background. This has been edited out of the clip above.

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