As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Earlier that day, before driving to the school, Lanza shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and six were adult staff members. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people. Wrongful death lawsuit against Remington Arms settled for $73 million 28 (27 at the school, including the perpetrator and the perpetrator's mother at home)