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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Accent Signage Releases Statement on Newtown Shooting

The Minneapolis business was open fired on by Richfield native Andrew Engeldinger Sept. 27.

Accent Signage, the site of a horrific shooting on Sept. 27, 2012, released a statement Tuesday morning regarding the Newtown, CT school shooting: Our thoughts and prayers are with the community of Newtown, Connecticut. We were horrified to hear about yet another senseless act of violence that robbed families of their loved ones. We mourn the loss of the twenty young students, along with the seven adults who devoted themselves to enriching children's lives, even with their last heroic actions. We stand in solidarity with all those who have lost loved ones in these unspeakable tragedies. -- Accent Signage Note: The seven adults killed in Newtown included the suspect's mother. Initial reports that she worked at the school were wrong, …

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UPDATED: Man Responsible For Minneapolis Workplace Shooting Was Richfield Native, UPDATED: The Victims Of The Minneapolis Workplace Shooting, Report: Gunman's Motive Unclear; Genetic Reasons Elude Investigators (in Newtown Patch), and 1 more ›

Sunday, December 16, 2012

How to Help Families Affected by Newtown, CT School Shooting

People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting.

In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too. Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in …

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Sandy Hook School (in Newtown Patch), United Way and Newtown Savings Bank Respond to the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School (in Newtown Patch), Police Hope to ID Victims, Shooter in Newtown Killings Saturday (in Newtown Patch), and 6 more ›

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