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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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Victim's father: I want to hear what is on the tape

Gilles Rousseau, whose daughter Lauren, a substitute teacher, was killed in the Sandy Hook school shootings, supported the decision to release the 911 call recordings.

Speaking to ITV News before their release, he said: "Personally, I think it's better to have it released because then the world will know what was in the tape. They'll know that the police is not hiding anything.

"I would like to know exactly what was in the tape. The only thing that I'm hoping for is that I don't hear my daughter screaming," he added.

"That's one of the reasons the young families did want to hear their kids screaming. They were afraid they were going to recognise their particular child, and that would be heart-wretching."

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