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Updated: Sunday, 16 Dec 2012, 10:55 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 16 Dec 2012, 7:48 AM EST
10:00 P.M. UPDATE: President Obama read the names of the children killed at Sandy Hook School during an address at an interfaith vigil Sunday night, saying "I come to offer the love and prayers of a nation."
The service, which included readings from the Bible and Koran, included spiritual leaders from churches and Jewish congregation.
More on the president's address here. Video here.
There were moments of silence throughout the vigil as one speaker after another offered words of comfort.
Newtown First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra said the shootings Friday morning "is a defining moment for our town, but it does not define us." Video here.
She was followed by Gov. Dannel Malloy, who opened his remarks talking about the song "Amazing Grace", which was played earlier in the Newtown High School auditorium. ""We will move on. We will never forget," the governor said." Video here.
7:45 P.M. UPDATE: President Obama is meeting with families of the Newtown shooting victims, prior to the start of a vigil at Newtown High School. The vigil, which was to have started at 7:00, had not started as of 7:45.
Hundreds of Newtown residents filled the seats in the hall. There was a large round of applause when Newtown police and other first responders entered and took their seats.
4:45 P.M. UPDATE: News8 will be live at the 7 p.m. Newtown Vigil that President Obama is attending.
4:15 P.M. UPDATE: State police say "hundreds" of rounds of ammunition were recovered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 26 students and teachers were killed Friday. Multiple high-capacity magazines were also found.
Authorities positively identified the gunman as Adam Lanza, and also identified his mother, Nancy. Her death was ruled a homicide, his a suicide.
State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said four weapons were recovered from the school:
Multiple, 30-round high capacity magazines were also recovered for each of the handguns and the AR-15.
The AR-15 was "used in the school in its entirety," Vance said. One of the handguns were used for Lanza's suicide.
President Obama landed at Bradley International Airport shortly before 4:00 p.m., and is now heading to Newtown to meet with families of the victims and attend an interfaith service.
1:55 P.M. UPDATE: (AP) — Coroner: Conn. gunman shot mom multiple times in head; shooter killed self with shot to head.
1:40 P.M. UPDATE: From News-Times reporter:"SWAT swept the building, but didn't find anything. The scene's since been cleared." Additional details here
12:46 P.M. UPDATE: Our partners at the Danbury News-Times report "St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown evacuated during Noon mass because of unspecified threat. " Police are on the scene.
12:10 UPDATE: Investigators say they still have a lot of work to do and a lot of pieces to the puzzle to put together before they can put a motive to the shooting of 26 students and teachers in Newtown.
"It's a huge case," Connecticut state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said in a Sunday news conference. "Our goal is to paint a complete picture."
State police have interviewed many people, including two survivors, and still have other interviews to make. Those interviews may include children.
"We have to be sensitive," Lt. Vance said.
The bodies of some of the people killed have already been released to funeral directors.
Police were still tracking the four guns found at the school. They will be traced back to their origin and how they came into the possession of Adam Lanza.
Lt. Vance cautioned reporters that there is a lot of misinformation being spread on social media, as well as things of a threatening manner. Threats will be investigated and if needed "prosecution will take place", he said.
11:20 A.M. UPDATE: From the AP: " Connecticut's governor says the elementary school gunman committed suicide when he heard first responders coming. Gov. Dannel Malloy's comments on ABC's "This Week" raise the possibility that Adam Lanza had planned an even larger, more gruesome massacre." Story here.
Students at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown will be going to Chalk Hill School in Monroe when classes resume.
"It is important that the Sandy Hook students get back to school quickly in an environment that is familiar and safe. We recognize that everyone would like to lend a helping hand, but we have been asked to hold back until the Newtown staff is settled in and they can direct our efforts." Monroe Superintendent Jim Agostine wrote in a message to Monroe parents and staff.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) -- President Obama will join the people of Newtown tonight at a vigil to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The interfaith vigil will be held at Newtown High School. Prior to that, the president will spend time with the families of the students and teachers, as well as the first responders who arrived at the school after the shooting.
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Sunday, authorities released the names of the 12 girls, 8 boys and six adults killed at the school.
"Our wound is deep because we are a close knit community," Newtown First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra said Saturday. "We truly care for each other."
Other vigils are planned in cities and towns across the state.
Connecticut's Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Wayne Carver ruled all the deaths a homicide. "I believe everyone was hit more than once," Dr. Carver said. He said it was probably the worst thing he's ever seen.
State police said their investigation continues into the shooting, and evidence found at the home Nancy Lanza, the mother of the gunman, may help explain a motive. Nancy Lanza was killed before the shootings at the school.
Flags remain at half staff in honor of the victims.
For Newtown residents, a crisis intervention team has been made available for anyone who wants to talk about what happened. The number to call is 203-270-4283.
The United Way of Western Connecticut is collecting cash donations to help the families of the victims.
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