Celebrities speak up in regards to the tragic Connecticut shooting
On December 14th, a tragedy occurred at an elementary school in Newton, Connecticut where 28 people died, including 20 children. This wasn’t the only incident that occurred at a school as halfway across the globe in China, a man brought a knife to a primary schooland stabbed 22 children and 1 adult. The entire world was shocked at the news of these horrific incidents, and celebrities in Korea spoke up against the horrible news.
Inactive1TYMmemberDannywrote,
Woke up to horrific news!! Now as a parent, seems to be hitting me harder. My thoughts and prayers to everyone in Newtown, Connecticut.
— Danny Im (@dannyim80)December 14, 2012
When mentioned to about the Chinese stabbing incident, he also expressed,
@seunghyuniesmy heart breaks when tragedies like this happen to children. I pray for all the parents in CT and China. — Danny Im (@dannyim80)December 14, 2012
Brian Jooalso tweeted,
Shocked to hear the news about what happened in Connecticut~ Will be praying for all who were affected by this! God be with you all~ — Brian Joo (@Brianjoomuzik)December 15, 2012
ShaynefromMBC‘s ‘The Great Birth‘ wrote,
https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/prayforcthttps://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/prayfornewtown
— 셰인 (@shayneorok)December 14, 2012
unfortunately, this is a harsh reality for many children out there who go through similar situations every day and go unnoticed. — 셰인 (@shayneorok)December 14, 2012
my heartfelt prayers go out to all the victims, families and those involved in the school shootings in newtown.https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/prayforct
— 셰인 (@shayneorok)December 14, 2012
R.I.P RT @missginasayshi: R.I.P Little souls, I pray for you.Today is a very sad day…CNN.com:cnn.com/video/data/2.0…https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/cnn— JO KWON (@2AMkwon)December 15, 2012
FormerAfter SchoolmemberBekahtweeted,
Please pray for the children, parents,and adults torn by the Connecticut Elementary School (cont)tl.gd/kbomfr
— B* (@__BEKAH)December 15, 2012
ActorDaniel Henneywrote,
staring at these headlines in complete disbelief…..https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/schoolshooting— Daniel Henney (@danielhenney)December 14, 2012
He also alluded to stricter gun control in a later tweet when he wrote,
remember how that gun control question was skated around during the debate??ya…I do too…https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/connhttps://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/schoolshooting
— Daniel Henney (@danielhenney)December 14, 2012
Hip-hop artistDumbfoundeadwrote,
The young killing the younger. It’s a sad day. Prayers go out to the victims and their families. — dumbfoundead (@dumbfoundead)December 14, 2012
Let’s not forget these shootings are year round in a lot of neighborhoods around the world but get less media coverage.
— dumbfoundead (@dumbfoundead)December 14, 2012
Epik High‘sTabloalso took to Twitter to write,
What a horrible, hollow act.https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/PrayForNewtown— TABLO (@blobyblo)December 15, 2012
I am in shock. This is heartbreaking news and THIS NEEDS TO STOP. My prayers go out to all those affected by the Conn. shooting.https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/1TYM/LetsPray
— Kevin ★ 유키스 케빈 ★ ケビン (@Kevinwoo91)December 15, 2012
Our hearts also go out to all those affected by these horrific tragedies.