A4: This issue emanates from an
NBC TODAY Show Pete Williams report early on the morning of December 15th. The information is outdated because at a
press conference at 3:30 that afternoon, the
Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner stated that casualties were caused by a long gun/rifle, which was later confirmed by various media
reports as well as a definitive
press release from the Connecticut State Police on January 18, 2013, giving details of the weapons recovered inside the school. In
this video from December 15, 2012, Dr. H. Wayne Carver II, the Chief Medical Examiner of Connecticut, is asked about the wounds. At 1:13 he says "All the ones that I know of at this point were caused by the long weapon." The NBC report now carries the following message: "Editor’s note: Later on Dec. 15, officials updated the public on this story. For more details see NBCNews.com/shooting-update." On March 28, 2013, MSNBC, along with other news organizations, published court documents showing that the Bushmaster rifle was the primary weapon used in the school shooting.
[1] The NBC report has been discussed before on this talk page and continues to be posted about at Article Feedback.
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