The American flag flies at half-staff following a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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A couple attend a prayer service at a local coffee shop after the shooting at the nearby Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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People stand on Dickson Street near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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U.S. President Barack Obama wipes tears as he makes a statement in response to the elementary school shooting in Connecticut December 14, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance (C) briefs the media on the elementary school shootings during a press conference.
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Faisal Ali (R) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, joins other people outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Julie Henson of San Francisco joins other people outside the White House to participate in a candle light vigil to remember the victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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People walk on Dickson Street near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Members of the media converge in front of an apartment at 1313 Grand Street, believed to be connected to the Connecticut elementary school shooting in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Law enforcement officials monitor the scene outside of an apartment at 1313 Grand Street, believed to be connected to the Connecticut elementary school shooting in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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People gather at the scene of a mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Responders gather at the scene of a mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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A National Park Service employee lowers flags at the base of the Washington Monument to half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Nearly 30 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Conn. Friday morning.
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Nearly 30 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Conn. Friday morning.
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Nearly 30 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Conn. Friday morning.
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Nearly 30 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Conn. Friday morning.
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Nearly 30 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Conn. Friday morning.
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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.
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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)
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)
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