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Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, my mother, was the principal who died protecting her students and faculty from a killer with a gun. I will not accept school shootings becoming “normal.”
- Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung
Erica Lafferty, daughter of the late Sandy Hook hero Dawn...
- Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung
On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and the other six were adult staff members.
Dec 14, 2022 · The 20 children and six adults killed 10 years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, will be remembered, always. Here’s a glimpse of what was lost.
Apr 25, 2023 · Principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was hailed as a hero after her death for confronting the gunman in an attempt to protect the children at her school.
Apr 24, 2023 · Erica Lafferty, right, with her mother, Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung. Now, Lafferty is facing treatment for orbital lymphoma, a free-floating tumor that presses on her...
Feb 16, 2018 · On Dec. 14, 2012, my mom, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung—the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School and my best friend—was killed when she lunged at gunman Adam Lanza to try to stop his shooting...
Dec 7, 2022 · When Jerome Steele first met Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung in August of 2012, he immediately felt there was something special about her. Steele is an assistant professor and the chair of the...
