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'I don't think there could be a harder workspace': Lead investigator from Sandy Hook school shooting shares mass tragedy lessons

Daniel Jewiss' most notable case as a Connecticut State investigator was the Sandy Hook shooting of 2012. He shared lessons from the mass incident with KENS 5.

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Published: 9:22 AM CDT May 26, 2022
Updated: 3:45 PM CDT May 26, 2022

The mass shooting in Uvalde has drawn comparison to an unthinkable killing spree in Connecticut. Both involve young children, and the two incidents started with a crime against a loved one that ended at an elementary school.

But these shootings happened in different communities, with different lifestyles, with different victims who live in different times.

Nothing prepared Daniel Jewiss for leading the investigation at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. On December 14, 2012, a mass casualty incident was beyond any training, the Connecticut State Police officer said.

Since retiring last year, he has trained law enforcement to respond to active killers.

Jewiss took a break from one of his classes to share the lessons he learned as the lead investigator in a case where 20 children and six adults got killed in Newtown, Connecticut. The suspect committed suicide after his killing spree. Here's his interview with KENS 5 anchor Marvin Hurst:

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