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 School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Americans gathered Friday and early into Saturday morning, to stand together and mourn the loss of the 20 children and six adults massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Police officials say the bodies of the victims have been removed from the school and that the identities of the deceased will be released soon. But still, many questions are left unanswered.
“We’ve been doing everything we need to do to peel back the onion, layer by layer, and get more information,” Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance said at a Saturday briefing.
A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following the shooting. (Photo by Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
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. (Photo by Reuters/Adrees Latif)
U.S. President Barack Obama wipes a tear as he speaks about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on December 14, 2012. A tearful President Barack Obama expressed “overwhelming grief” on Friday for the victims of a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school and called on Americans to set aside politics and “take meaningful action” to prevent more tragedies of this kind. (Photo by Reuters/Yuri Gripas)
Supporters of gun control gather on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, during a vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and to call on President Obama to pass strong gun control laws. (Photo by AP/Charles Dharapak)
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 in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to reports, there are about 27 dead, 20 children, after a gunman opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter was also killed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A flag is seen at half mast as a school bus passes along Main Street in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
