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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. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT

    On Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, a shooter opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The shooter killed 26 people, including 20 children, and forced students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. The shooter, identified as Adam Lanza, was found dead at the scene. Click through the gallery of scenes from the shooting.

    Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee via Associated Press

    SCHOOL SHOOTING IN CONN.

    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. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT

    On Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, a shooter opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The shooter killed 26 people, including 20 children, and forced students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. The shooter, identified as Adam Lanza, was found dead at the scene. Click through the gallery of scenes from the shooting.

    Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee via Associated Press
    People stood outside of Honan Funeral Home on Main Street, Newtown during the funeral for Jack Pinto 6, who was killed in the school massacre on Friday.

    People stood outside of Honan Funeral Home on Main Street, Newtown, during the funeral for Jack Pinto 6, who was killed in the school massacre on Friday.

    Bill Greene/Globe Staff
    Children were comforted outside of the funeral for Jack Pinto, 6.

    Children were comforted outside the funeral for Jack Pinto, 6.

    Bill Greene/Globe Staff
    Mourners spoke outside the funeral for Jack Pinto, 6.

    Mourners spoke outside the funeral service for Jack Pinto, 6.

    Bill Greene/Globe Staff
    Mourneres embraced outside of the funeral of Jack Pinto, 6.

    Mourneres embraced outside the funeral service of Jack Pinto, 6.

    Bill Greene/Globe Staff
    epa03512661 People enter the funeral service for 6-year-old Jack Pinto, one of the children who died during a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, 17 December 2012. Reports state on 14 December 2012 that a gun man unleashed a hail of gunfire that killed 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, a quiet, affluent suburb of 27,500 people about 100 kilometres north-east of New York City. He then killed himself inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, having previously killed his mother. EPA/PETER FOLEY

    Mourners entered the funeral service on Monday for Jack Pinto, 6, killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.

    Peter Foley/European Pressphoto Agency
    A man comforts a boy, who was crying outside Honan Funeral Home, where the family of six-year-old Jack Pinto was holding his funeral service, in Newtown, Connecticut December 17, 2012. Pinto was one of 20 schoolchildren killed in the December 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A man comforted a boy who was crying outside the funeral service for Jack Pinto.

    Mike Segar/Reuters
    Veronique Pozner, the mother of 6-year-old school massacre victim Noah Pozner,  waved to the assembled press as she left her son’s funeral.

    Veronique Pozner, the mother of victim Noah Pozner, 6, waved to the assembled press as she left her son’s funeral.

    Jason DeCrow/Associated Press
    A mourner arrived at the funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn.

    A mourner arrived at the funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn.

    Jason DeCrow/Associated Press
    Police officers comforted one another outside a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner.

    Police officers comforted one another outside a funeral service for Noah Pozner.

    Jason DeCrow/Associated Press
    An ornament for Noah Pozner hung on a tree at one of the makeshift memorials for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

    An ornament for Noah Pozner hung on a tree at one of the makeshift memorials for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

    Mary Altaffer/Associated Press
    Governor Dannel Malloy arrived at a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner.

    Governor Dannel Malloy arrived at a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner.

    Jason DeCrow/Associated Press
    Mourners leave following the funeral of Noah Pozner December 17, 2012 at the Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Connecticut. Pozner, a six year-old Jewish boy who, along with 19 other classmates and 6 teachers was murdered by a lone gunman December 14 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. AFP PHOTO / Don EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

    Mourners departed a funeral home on Monday following the funeral of Noah Pozner, one of the school shooting victims.

    Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
    Traffic moves past a memorial of 27 small U.S. flags, for victims of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, along Interstate 84 in Newtown, Connecticut December 17, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday demanded changes in the way the country dealt with gun violence, though he avoided the use of the word "gun" itself in consoling the Connecticut town shattered by the massacre of 20 young schoolchildren. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Traffic on Monday moved past a memorial of 27 small US flags for victims of the school shooting.

    Joshua Lott/Reuters
    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Union workers from Iron Workers Local 40 raise a beam with a banner attached supporting victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting during the Whitney Museum "Topping Out" Beam-Signing Ceremony on December 17, 2012 in New York, United States. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

    Construction workers attached a banner supporting victims of the school shooting to a beam used at a "topping out" ceremony Monday on a New York City construction site.

    Andy Kropa/Getty Images
    Attendees release paper lanterns during a vigil for victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Omaha Neb. A gunman walked into the elementary school in Newtown, Conn., Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Rebecca S. Gratz) MAGS OUT; ALL NEBRASKA LOCAL BROADCAST, TV OUT.

    Those attending a vigil Sunday night in Omaha released paper lanterns in remembrance of the victims.

    Rebecca S. Gratz/The Omaha World-Herald via Associated PRess
    Eknoor Kaur, 3, stands with her father Guramril Singh during a candlelight vigil outside Newtown High School before an interfaith vigil with President Barack Obama, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

    Eknoor Kaur, 3, stood with her father, Guramril Singh, during a candlelight vigil outside Newtown High School before an interfaith vigil with President Obama on Dec. 16.

    Associated Press
    A person in the crowd holds up a sign reading "Prayers for Newtown" before the NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Massachusetts December 16, 2012 in tribute to the victims of a gunman's elementary school rampage at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A fan at Sunday night's Patriots-49ers game at Gillette Stadium held up a sign reading "Prayers for Newtown."

    Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
    A woman reacts while paying respects for shooting victims at a makeshift memorial at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. On Friday, a gunman allegedly killed his mother at their home and then opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    A woman reacted while paying respects for the shooting victims at a makeshift memorial in front of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn.

    Julio Cortez/Associated Press
    A mourner looks on during an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    A mourner looked on during an interfaith service in memory of the school shooting victims on Sunday at Newtown High School.

    Evan Vucci/Associated Press
    President Obama spoke at a memorial service for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 16.

    President Obama spoke at a memorial service for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 16.

    Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
    People prayed at Mountainside Assembly of God Church in Coal Township, Pa., during a non-denominational prayer vigil.

    People prayed at Mountainside Assembly of God Church in Coal Township, Pa., during a nondenominational prayer vigil.

    Larry Deklinsk/The News-Item via AP
    People waited in line at Newtown High School where President Obama spoke at a memorial service.

    People waited in line at Newtown High School where President Obama spoke at a memorial service.

    PETER FOLEY/EPA
    The shoe of New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz had the words "R.I.P. Jack Pinto" in memory of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

    The shoe of New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz had the words "R.I.P. Jack Pinto" in memory of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

    Tami Chappell /REUTERS
    A man reacted during an interfaith vigil for families of the victims as well as families from Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    A man reacted during an interfaith vigil for families of the victims as well as families from Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    OLIVIER DOULIERY/EPA
    Teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sat on a wall at a sidewalk memorial.

    Teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sat on a wall at a sidewalk memorial.

    David Goldman/Associated PRess
    A small black ribbon to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn., was affixed to the helmet of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

    A small black ribbon to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn., was affixed to the helmet of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

    Elise Amendola/Associated PRess
    A couple paid their respects at one of the makeshift memorials in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

    A couple paid their respects at one of the makeshift memorials in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

    Mary Altaffer/Associated PRess
    A man reacts at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims.

    A man reacts at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims.

    Charles Krupa/Associated PRess

    A woman placed flowers on a makeshift memorial in downtown Newtown one day after the shooting.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    A sign at a storefront in downtown Newtown.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    Teenagers brought flowers to the entrance of Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    A child’s beach ball with a note in Portuguese saying, “God has a great party for you guys in heaven” was left under a tree in Newtown.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    Chuck Paulson consoled his wife Lee Paulson at a healing prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Newtown.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    Two women cried while attending the healing prayer service.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    A sign in downtown Newtown was lit up in front of a home.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    A man held a child outside of a memorial service in the aftermath of the shooting.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    Connecticut state troopers escort eda father and son through a media gauntlet.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe

    A man comforted a young girl in Newtown a day after the shooting.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe
    Teenagers consoled each other during a memorial for school massacre victims at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn.

    Teenagers consoled each other during a memorial for school massacre victims at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe
    Catherine Urso, left, consoled Stephaine Maker as Maker's daughter Elizabeth, 12, held her during a vigil at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. All are residents of Newtown, Conn.

    Catherine Urso, left, consoled Stephaine Maker as Maker's daughter Elizabeth, 12, held her during a vigil at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. All are residents of Newtown, Conn.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe
    Adrianna Mahalek, 17, of Newbury, Conn., prayed in front of an impromptu memorial with candles representing victims of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a memorial service at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

    Adrianna Mahalek, 17, of Newbury, Conn., prayed in front of an impromptu memorial with candles representing victims of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a memorial service at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

    Essdras M. Suarez/The Boston Globe
    People gathered for a prayer vigil at St. Rose Church in Newtown, Conn. to mourn the victims of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    People gathered for a prayer vigil at St. Rose Church in Newtown, Conn. to mourn the victims of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
    Dannel Malloy, governor of Connecticut, paused during a moment of silence inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of a school massacre.

    Dannel Malloy, governor of Connecticut, paused during a moment of silence inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of a school massacre.

    ANDREW GOMBERT/EPA
    A woman comforted a young girl during the vigil service for victims.

    A woman comforted a young girl during the vigil service for victims.

    Andrew Gombert/AP
    An Enfield Conn. woman comforted her daughter at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green. The vigil located 70 miles away from Newtown was organized on social media.

    An Enfield Conn. woman comforted her daughter at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green. The vigil located 70 miles away from Newtown was organized on social media.

    Jim Michaud/Journal Enquirer via AP
    An overflow crowd gathered for a prayer vigil at St. Rose Church.

    An overflow crowd gathered for a prayer vigil at St. Rose Church.

    Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
    Supporters of gun control legislation hold candles during a rally in front of the White House in Washington, after a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Connecticut December 14, 2012. The heavily armed gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing 26 people, including 20 children, police said, in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

    Supporters of gun control legislation held candles during a rally in front of the White House after the shooting.

    Larry Downing/REUTERS
    A couple leave the firehouse next to the Newtown, CT school where as many as 27 lostbtheir lives in a shooting, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Globe photo Steve Miller.

    Victim Emilie Parker’s parents left the firehouse next to the school where 26 lost their lives in the shooting.

    Steve Miller/Globe photo
    HOBOKEN, NJ - DECEMBER 14: Members of the media converge in front of an apartment at 1313 Grand Street, believed to be connected to the Connecticut elementary school shooting, on December 14, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. According to reports, there are 27 dead, including 20 children, after a gunman opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, identified as Adam Lanza, was also found dead at the scene. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

    Members of the media converged in front of an apartment believed to be connected to the Connecticut elementary school shooting at 1313 Grand Street in Hoboken, N.J.

    Michael Nagle/Getty Images
    A sign for a Healing Prayer stands outside St. John's Episcopal Church near the scene of a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children. The killer, armed with two handguns, committed suicide at the school and another person was found dead at a second scene, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said. A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    A sign for a Healing Prayer stood outside St. John's Episcopal Church near the scene of the school shooting.

    Jessica Hill/AP
    Emergency vehicles line the road at a firehouse staging area for family at the entrance to Sandy Hook School, the site of a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children. The killer, armed with two handguns, committed suicide at the school and another person was found dead at a second scene, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said. A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Emergency vehicles lined the road at a firehouse staging area for family at the entrance to Sandy Hook School.

    Jessica Hill/AP
    A mother hugs her daughter 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. A gunman entered the school Friday morning and killed at least 26 people, including 20 young children. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)

    A mother hugged her daughter following the shooting.

    Melanie Stengel/The New Haven Register/AP
    A flag is seen at half mast as a school bus passes along Main Street in Newtown, Connecticut December 14, 2012. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing at least 26 people, including 18 children, in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A flag was seen at half mast as a school bus passed along Main Street in Newtown.

    Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
    The families of victims grieve near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire on school children and staff in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing at least 26 people, including 20 children, in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    The families of victims grieved near the school where a gunman opened fire on children and staff.

    Adrees Latif/REUTERS
    President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he speaks about the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

    Following the shooting, President Obama delivered an emotional statement offering condolences to the families who lost loved ones.

    Charles Dharapak/AP
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: People gather outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to reports, there are about 27 dead, 18 children, after a gunman opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter was also killed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    People gathered outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims of the shooting.

    Pictured: People gathered outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims of the shooting.

    Alex Wong/Getty Images
    A man puts his arm around a child as he arrives to pick up students from Reed Intermediate School in Newtown, Connecticut following a shooting nearby at Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 14, 2012. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing 26 people including 18 children in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year, U.S. media reported. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A man put his arm around a child as he arrived to pick up students from Reed Intermediate School nearby the Sandby Hook Elementary School.

    Lucas Jackson/REUTERS
    Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook School with their children following a shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, ONLINE OUT, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT

    Parents walked away from the school with their children following the shooting.

    Frank Becerra Jr/The Journal News/AP
    A child reacts to police and fireman staged nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School were a gunman opened fire on school children and staff in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing at least 26 people, including 18 children, in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A child reacted to police and fireman staged nearby the school were a gunman opened fire on school children and staff.

    Adrees Latif/REUTERS
    A boy weeps as he is told what happened after being picked up at Reed Intermediate School following a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing at least 26 people, including 18 children, in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A boy wept as he was told what happened after being picked up at Reed Intermediate School following the shooting.

    Lucas Jackson/Reuters
    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. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Law enforcement officials canvassed an area nearby the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

    Jessica Hill/AP
    epa03508873 A sign reading 'Sandy Hook School 1956 Visitors Welcome' is seen outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting inside the school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA 14 December 2012. Multiple deaths were reported in a shooting at a US elementary school in Connecticut. Reports state that said 27 people were dead, including 14 children. Media sources reported 12 deaths at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown. President Barack Obama had been informed and was getting regular updates on the situation, the White House said. A person believed to be the shooter was among the dead, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. The school principal and a school psychiatrist were also killed, media reports state. EPA/JEFF SPOONER

    A sign reading 'Sandy Hook School 1956 Visitors Welcome' was seen outside the school.

    JEFF SPOONER/EPA
    epa03508869 Connecticut State Troopers leave the scene outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting inside the school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA 14 December 2012. Multiple deaths were reported in a shooting at a US elementary school in Connecticut. Reports state that said 27 people were dead, including 14 children. Media sources reported 12 deaths at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown. President Barack Obama had been informed and was getting regular updates on the situation, the White House said. A person believed to be the shooter was among the dead, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. The school principal and a school psychiatrist were also killed, media reports state. EPA/JEFF SPOONER

    Connecticut State Troopers left the scene outside the school.

    JEFF SPOONER/EPA
    Relatives react outside Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including 18 children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A nun comforted relatives outside the school.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    epa03508850 A woman and a young girl walk away from Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting inside the school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA 14 December 2012. Multiple deaths were reported in a shooting at a US elementary school in Connecticut. CBS News said 27 people were dead, including 14 children. ABC News reported 12 deaths at the Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown. President Barack Obama had been informed and was getting regular updates on the situation, the White House said. A person believed to be the shooter was among the dead, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. The school principal and a school psychiatrist were also killed, media reports state. EPA/JEFF SPOONER

    A woman and a young girl walked away from the school following the shooting.

    JEFF SPOONER/EPA
    NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. According to reports, there are more than 20 dead, most children, after a gunman opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter was also killed. (Photo by Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

    Connecticut State Police secured the area near the scene of the shooting.

    Douglas Healey/Getty Images
    Relatives react outside Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including 18 children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Relatives reacted to the shooting outside the school.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    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. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Parents left a staging area after being reunited with their children as police responded to the situation.

    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. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Parents left a staging area after being reunited with their children following the shooting.

    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. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    A woman waited to hear about her sister, a teacher, following the shooting.

    Jessica Hill/Associated Press
    Family members embrace each other outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    Family members embraced each other outside after a gunman opened fire at the school.

    Adrees Latif/REUTERS
    Parents pick-up children outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Parents picked up children outside the school after the shooting.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    A police officer keeps guard from a hill top over looking Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A police officer kept guard from a hilltop over looking Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shooting.

    Adrees Latif/REUTERS
    Police patrol the streets outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Police patrolled the streets outside the school.

    Adrees Latif/REUTERS
    A young girl is given a blanket after being evacuated from Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. At least 27 people, including children, were killed on Friday when at least one shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, CBS News reported, citing unnamed officials. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A young girl was given a blanket after being evacuated from the school.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    A woman speaks with a Connecticut State Trooper outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A woman spoke with a Connecticut state trooper after the shooting.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    Parents pick-up their children after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Parents picked up their children after the shooting.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    A woman carries her daughter following a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    A woman carried her daughter following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    A young boy is comforted outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A young boy was comforted outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shooting.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    Young children wait outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A child stood shocked after the shooting.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    This satellite image provided by Google shows the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, left the gunman dead and at least one teacher wounded. (AP Photo/Google)

    This satellite image provided by Google shows the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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    The scene at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Cars packed the streets surrounding the school where a shooter opened fire at an elementary school.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    Parents pick-up their children near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012. A shooter opened fire at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, killing several people including children, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

    Parents picked up their children near the school.

    Michelle McLoughlin/REUTERS
    Emergency vehicles line the road at a firehouse staging area for family at the entrance to Sandy Hook School, the site of a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children. The killer, armed with two handguns, committed suicide at the school and another person was found dead at a second scene, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said. A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Emergency vehicles lined the road at a firehouse staging area for family at the entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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