Flowers, candles and stuffed animals at a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Conn., the week after 20 children and 6 adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Eric Thayer/Reuters/Landov hide caption
School Shootings In Newtown, Connecticut Authorities say 27 people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Twenty of the victims were children, making this one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Shootings In Newtown, Conn.
Twenty of the victims were children, one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Ian and Nicole Hockley are parents of Dylan Hockley, one of 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary last year. Nicole helps lead Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit seeking to prevent the causes of gun violence. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Jimmy Greene holds a picture of his daughter, Ana, as he kisses his wife Nelba Márquez-Greene, at a January news conference in Newtown, Conn. They try to remember the good days with their daughter. "It is what brings me great comfort and great joy," Márquez-Greene says. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
A crime scene photo provided by the Connecticut State Police shows a rifle in the master bedroom in Adam Lanza's house. Handout/Getty Images hide caption
Avielle's artwork hangs on the walls and windows of Jeremy Richman and Jennifer Hensel's home. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
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Erica Lafferty (right), daughter of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Dawn Hochsprung, consoles Carlee Soto, sister of victim Victoria Soto, after representatives of 14 families addressed the media on Monday in Newtown, Conn. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown. Douglas Healey/Getty Images hide caption
School custodian Rick Thorpe
An image from a Connecticut State Police report on the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School shows a scene at 36 Yogananda St. in Newtown, Conn., where Adam Lanza killed his mother before driving to the school and killing 26 students and staff last December. AP hide caption
In June, people gathered in Newtown, Conn., to remember the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Newtown Residents Demolish A School, And Violent Memories
Voters in Newtown, Conn., have approved a plan to use nearly $50 million in state funds to demolish Sandy Hook Elementary and build a new school in its place. This photo provided by Craig Hoekenga shows his son Trey, a kindergarten student at Sandy Hook, on the school bus this year. The window has a quote from the late principal, Dawn Hochsprung, who was killed in last December's mass shooting. Craig Hoekenga/AP hide caption
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A task force has recommended building an entirely new school in Newtown, Conn., in place of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Sandy Hook Parent Transformed Into Activist After Shooting
Family members of those killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting stand together as President Obama speaks at the White House on Wednesday, after gun control measures were defeated in the Senate. In the foreground are Mark and Jackie Barden with their children Natalie and James, who lost Daniel. Behind them are Nicole Hockley, mother of Dylan, and Jeremy Richman, father of Avielle. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
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A Bushmaster rifle, similar to the type used by Adam Lanza during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and some ammunition magazines. The sale and possession of this type of weapon, and high-capacity magazines, will be severely restricted in Connecticut under new legislation. Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Dec. 18, 2012: Crime scene tape stretches across the property outside the home where Adam Lanza lived with his mother, Nancy Lanza. Inside, police found weapons and other evidence. Lucas Jackson/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Guns on display at a show in Fort Wayne, Ind., last month. Brian Cassella/MCT /Landov hide caption
Some of the many cards, letters and artwork sent to Newtown from all over the world was on display at the Newtown Municipal Center on Jan. 30. The items were recently moved to temporary storage. Courtesy of Ross MacDonald hide caption
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Early Thursday morning, a school bus carrying students from Sandy Hook Elementary headed to their new school. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After the attack: Balloons hung from the Sandy Hook Elementary School sign on Dec. 15. On Dec. 14, six adults and 20 children were killed there before the gunman took his own life. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters /Landov hide caption