Connecticut elementary school shootings

Gunman kills 28, including 20 children

Twenty-eight people were killed when a gunman killed his mother, then went to the school where she taught and killed 27 more people, including 20 children and himself.

People stand outside a vigil at the Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown following an attack at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 children and himself.

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People stood outside a vigil in Newtown, Conn. following an attack at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 children and himself.

NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Mourners gather inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven people are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene. (Photo by Andrew Gombert-Pool/Getty Images)

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Hundreds of mourners gathered inside at the Saint Rose of Lima church for the vigil service for victims.

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The families of victims grieved.

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People reacted near the school on Friday.

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Connecticut State Police led children from the school shortly after the shooting.

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Parents walked away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children.

A young boy was comforted outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., after a shooting at the school Friday.

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A young boy was comforted outside the school.

A woman waited to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.

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

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