Connecticut elementary school shooting

Published: Dec. 14, 2012 at 2:08 p.m. PSTUpdated: Dec. 14, 2012 at 2:08 p.m. PST
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  • Law enforcement canvass an area nearby a school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
    Law enforcement canvass an area nearby a school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
  • Ambulances leave an area near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
    Ambulances leave an area near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
  • A young girl cires following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (MELANIE STENGEL/AP)
    A young girl cires following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (MELANIE STENGEL/AP)
  • Law enforcement canvass an area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
    Law enforcement canvass an area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
  • A state police SWAT team member runs to a police car as Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is evacuated after a shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
    A state police SWAT team member runs to a police car as Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is evacuated after a shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
  • A state police SWAT team member runs to a police car as Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is evacuated after a shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
    A state police SWAT team member runs to a police car as Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is evacuated after a shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
  • FBI SWAT team members walk along Dickinson Drive near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
    FBI SWAT team members walk along Dickinson Drive near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
  • FBI SWAT team members walk along Dickinson Drive near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
    FBI SWAT team members walk along Dickinson Drive near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
  • An aeiral view of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (MICHAEL MCANDREWS/MCT)
    An aeiral view of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (MICHAEL MCANDREWS/MCT)
  • A woman talks to a state police officer at the scene of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
    A woman talks to a state police officer at the scene of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (CLOE POISSON/MCT)
  • Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
    Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/AP)
  • In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (SHANNON HICKS/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (SHANNON HICKS/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, talks with officials at a staging area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, talks with officials at a staging area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • A mother runs with her children as police above canvass homes in the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    A mother runs with her children as police above canvass homes in the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • Law enforcement canvass the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    Law enforcement canvass the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • State Police are on scene following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    State Police are on scene following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (JESSICA HILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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