Brother shares story of shooting

(WTNH) -- A 17-year-old who had a younger sister inside Sandy Hook Elementary School during the time of the shooting speaks about the shooting that took place there Friday.

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He happened to stay home from school today and after gunshots were fired and sirens could be heard, he rushed to the school with his mother.

He says, "there was not a lot of security" when he first arrived and he witnessed three children child leaving the building. "One of them had a very bloody face, it was a very violent scene," he said.

According to his sister's account of the incident, the school went into lockdown and the students had to hide in a closet and be quiet. Police told them to hold hands and close their eyes as they eventually left the school.

"It was very traumatizing and I was very shaken."