Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

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  1. American flag at memorial

    An American flag stands tall at a memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. (Don Champion, 7NEWS)

  2. Memorial growing quickly

    Memorial outside Sandy Hook elementary quickly grows, two days after the deadly shooting. (Don Champion, 7NEWS)

  3. Prayer at memorial

    A man prays at a memorial honoring Sandy Hook shooting victims in downtown Newtown, CT. (Don Champion, 7NEWS)

  4. Barton at memorial

    Aurora theater shooting survivor Stephen Barton stands at the growing memorial outside Sandy Hook Elementary- the site of yet another tragedy. Barton is from Southbury, about five miles from Newtown. (Don Champion, 7NEWS)

  5. Christmas tree memorial

    A row of 26 Christmas trees stand near the sign for Sandy Hook Elementary. Each tree representing a victim of the shooting in Newtown. (Don Champion, 7NEWS)

  6. Woman comforts a member of the Newtown police

    A woman comforts a member of the Newtown police at a memorial service for the victims and relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

  7. A mourner cries

    A mourner cries before U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an interfaith vigil for the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16, 2012. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

  8. A man and his daughter arrive

    A man and his daughter arrive at a memorial service for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

  9. Obama speaks at an interfaith vigil

    U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an interfaith vigil for the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

  10. 27 wooden angels

    Eric Mueller places twenty seven wooden angels he made in his yard down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  11. St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church

    Connecticut State Police officers walk out of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church after a threat to the church was received during the first day of Sunday services following the shooting. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  12. Woman at memorial

    A woman pauses at a memorial down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  13. Candles at church

    Candles are lit at a memorial in front of the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  14. Steiners visit a memorial

    David and Dilma Steiner visit a memorial down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  15. Teddy bears and flowers

    Teddy bears and flowers, in memory of those killed, are left at a memorial down the street from the Sandy Hook School December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  16. Donna Soto's mother mourns

    Donna Soto (R), mother of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher who was shot and killed while protecting her students, mourns with her other children at a candlelight vigil in Stratford, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  17. Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial

    Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School near the school on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  18. A firefighter kneels at a makeshift memorial

    A firefighter kneels at a makeshift memorial near the school following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  19. Firefighters pay their respects

    Firefighters kneel to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the school following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  20. Mourners react to Sandy Hook

    Mourners react at a makeshift memorial near the school following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  21. Newtown candlelight vigil

    People attend a candlelight vigil to reflect on the violence at the Sandy Hook School at a church on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  22. Curbside shrine

    Offerings are left at a curbside shrine as residents pay tribute to the victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. (Photo EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

  23. Prayers at Sandy Hook memorial

    Zulma Sein prays at a memorial set up outside of the entrance to the Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  24. Dr. Carver

    Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver II talks to the media and answers questions the media about the elementary school shooting during a press conference in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  25. Candle placed at memorial

    Andrea Jaeger places flowers and a candle at a makeshift memorial outside a firehouse which was used as a staging area for families following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  26. Hug outside Sandy Hook School

    Claudia Urbiana and daughter Jocelyne Cardenas (left) hug outside of the entrance to the Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  27. Police tape outside Sandy Hook

    Police tape is viewed outside of the entrance to the Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty six people were shot dead, including twenty children. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  28. Police officers keep guard

    Police officers keep guard at the entrance to the street leading to the Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  29. Balloons hang on Sandy Hook sign

    Balloons hang on a sign at the entrance to Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. The residents of an idyllic Connecticut town were reeling in horror from the massacre at the school. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  30. Leaving flowers near Sandy Hook

    A young woman leaves flowers near Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. The residents of an idyllic Connecticut town were reeling in horror from the shooting.  (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  31. Lt. Paul Vance address

    Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance addresses a press conference on the situation following an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012.  (Photo EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

  32. Hanging a sign in Newtown

    A man hangs a sign on the front of his home near Sandy Hook Elementary School December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  33. Sign outside Newtown business

    A sign outside of a local business in downtown Newtown reads, 'Our hearts are broken, our spirits are strong', the morning following a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook elementary. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  34. Makeshift memorial

    People gather at a makeshift memorial outside a firehouse which was used as a staging area for families following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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    Makeshift memorials of flowers and teddy bears are being placed around Sandy Hook Elementary School in the wake of the shooting. (Don Champion)

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    A family of two Sandy Hook students had a garage sale to benefit victims Saturday. The sale had already been planned before Friday's mass shooting, but it has new meaning now. (Don Champion)

  37. Hug outside Newtown church

    People hug outside of the Newtown United Methodist Church on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  38. Outside Sandy Hook school sign

    Emergency workers stand in front of the Sandy Hook School December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  39. Newtown United Methodist Church

    People hug outside of the Newtown United Methodist Church on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  40. Parent carries child from Sandy Hook

    Parents carry their children as they leave Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/MCT via Getty Images)

  41. CT State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance

    CT State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance briefs the media about the elementary school shooting during a press conference at Treadwell Memorial Park on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  42. Sandy Hook School sign

    A woman walks past the Sandy Hook School sign near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. According to reports, there are 27 dead, including 20 children. (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

  43. Embrace after school shooting

    Unidentified people embrace on December 14, 2012 at the aftermath of a school shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  46. Nuns near Sandy Hook

    Two unidentified nuns on December 14, 2012 leave the scene at the aftermath of a school shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  47. Residents grieve Sandy Hook shooting

    Residents grieve following a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  48. People leave the scene

    People leave the scene, on December 14, 2012, from the aftermath of a school shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

  49. Families leave Sandy Hook

    Parents leave Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, with their children Friday, December 14, 2012. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/MCT via Getty Images)

  50. Gov Dannel Malloy arrives at Sandy Hook Elementary

    Gov. Dannel Malloy arrives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT via Getty Images)

  51. CT state police SWAT

    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/Hartford Courant/MCT via Getty Images)

  52. Woman talks to CT state police

    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. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT via Getty Images)

  53. Sandy Hook Elementary aerial

  54. Massive response to school shooting

    (Photo from ABC Video)

  55. Police in Newtown, Conn.

    (Photo from ABC Video)

  56. Onlookers in Newtown, Conn.

    (Photo from ABC Video)

  57. Students leave Sandy Hook Elementary

    (Photo from Newtown Bee via ABC. Bee Photo, Shannon Hicks )

  58. CT State Police

    Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

  59. CT State Police approach

    Connecticut State Police walk on Dickson Street from the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

  60. CT State Police near Sandy Hook Elementary

    Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.  (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

  61. Emergency response to Sandy Hook

    Image from a helicopter over the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn. (Photo from ABC News video)

  62. Connecticut State Police walk on Dickson Street

    Connecticut State Police walk on Dickson Street from the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

  63. Sandy Hook Elementary

    Image from a helicopter over the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn. (Photo from ABC News video)

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