
Photos: Connecticut school shooting

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.
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
| December 14, 2012

Hundreds of mourners gathered inside at the Saint Rose of Lima church for the vigil service for victims.
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| December 14, 2012

The families of victims grieved.
Adrees Latif/REUTERS
| December 14, 2012

People reacted near the school on Friday.
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| December 14, 2012

Connecticut State Police led children from the school shortly after the shooting.
Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee/AP
| December 14, 2012

Boston School Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson visited the Warren Prescott Elementary School in Charlestown, Mass. to speak with parents regarding the Newtown shooting.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
| December 14, 2012

President Obama wiped away tears as he spoke of the shootings.
Associated Press
| December 14, 2012

Parents walked away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children.
Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News/AP
| December 14, 2012

A young boy was comforted outside the school.
REUTERS
| December 14, 2012

A woman waited to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the school.
Associated Press
| December 14, 2012