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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/46/HPKNl.St.138.jpeg|489NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/22/16/MAKpO.St.138.jpeg|325A man hugs his young daughters as they attend a vigil at Saint Rose of Lima church at Saint Rose of Lima church, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man killed his mother at home and then opened fire Friday inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots echoing through the building and screams coming over the intercom. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) NYC OUT, NO SALES, ONLINE OUT, TV OUT, NEWSDAY INTERNET OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/49/wiw3e.St.138.jpeg|525An attendee embraces a priest after attending a prayer service at Newtown United Methodist Church in the aftermath of a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into the school Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/48/1eZSly.St.138.jpeg|368Girls embraces outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which was filled to capacity, during a healing service held in for victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/48/144vbZ.St.138.jpeg|428A man becomes emotional outside a prayer service at Newtown United Methodist Church in the aftermath of a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into the school Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/48/1h8hhB.St.138.jpeg|464A mourner bows her head inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Gombert, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/48/u9rDf.St.138.jpeg|473In this frame grab provided by WCBS in New York, Ryan Lanza, the 24-year-old brother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza, is escorted by police into a cruiser in Hoboken, N.J., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Adam Lanza, 20, killed his mother at home and then opened fire Friday inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots echoing through the building and screams coming over the intercom. (AP Photo/WCBS-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT: WCBS-TV
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/48/2cgLG.St.138.jpeg|512In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, paramedics and others rush toward Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where authorities say a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKS
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/XTLjb.St.138.jpeg|424People arrive for a prayer service at Newtown United Methodist Church in the aftermath of a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into the school Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/aUFvZ.St.138.jpeg|388In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, a police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE, SHANNON HICKS
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/zfwoU.St.138.jpeg|414NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy speaks to mourners gathererd 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/vIXjx.St.138.jpeg|414NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/ubaYE.St.138.jpeg|415NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/1jU6Ms.St.138.jpeg|431NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/9MdYo.St.138.jpeg|433NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/47/m5Ekv.St.138.jpeg|415NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Mourners gather at 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/46/EbqT6.St.138.jpeg|414NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: Mourners gather at 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/46/140ttV.St.138.jpeg|487NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: People hug at a gathering at the Newtown United Methodist Church on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports, opened fire today in the Sandy Hook School in Newton. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/9BITl.St.138.jpeg|409NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: A couple leaves after a gathering at the Newtown United Methodist Church on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports, opened fire today in the Sandy Hook School in Newton. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/m4drd.St.138.jpeg|437NEWTOWN, 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/mn1gR.St.138.jpeg|525NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: The American flag flies at half-staff following a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook School on 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 Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/1aPbqU.St.138.jpeg|525NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: The American flag flies at half-staff following a mass shooting at nearby Sandy Hook School on 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 Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/G9M60.St.138.jpeg|415NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: People 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. 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 Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/45/15btYn.St.138.jpeg|415NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: People hug outside of the Newtown United Methodist Church on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports, opened fire in the Sandy Hook School in Newton. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/50/15VNHu.St.138.jpeg|423Mourners gather inside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left at least 27 people dead, many of them young children, in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Police have identified the gunman as Adam Lanza, whose mother was a teacher at the school. (AP Photo/Andrew Gombert, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/21/49/Vky11.St.138.jpeg|464Brenda Hernadez of Enfield Conn., comforts her daughter Crystal at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green, Friday evening, December 14, 2012, after a candlelight vigil in Enfield, Conn. The vigil was organized by social media in memory of the school shooting victims in Newtown as residents in Enfield, 70 miles from Newtown, and in through out the state, feel the grief of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday morning. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud) MANDATORY CREDIT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/37/V2peK.St.138.jpeg|375American flags surrounding the Washington Monument in Washington are lowered to half-staff in a mark of respect for the victims on the Connecticut elementary school shootings, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/36/11IK33.St.138.jpeg|429This aerial photo shows Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., right, where authorities say a gunman opened fire inside the school in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/36/b0hKN.St.138.jpeg|473Officials are on the scene outside of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where authorities say a gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/36/r1efc.St.138.jpeg|525Officials are on the scene outside of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where authorities say a gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/36/4hI2Y.St.138.jpeg|405Officials are on the scene outside of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where authorities say a gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/35/cEGoN.St.138.jpeg|416This aerial photo shows a triage area set up at the Sandy Hook fire station in Newtown, Conn., near where authorities say a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in a shooting that left 27 people dead, including 18 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/16/rWBB1.St.138.jpeg|525A woman holding her children embraces a firefighter after a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT: THE JOURNAL NEWS, FRANK BECERRA JR.
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/16/1n9blC.St.138.jpeg|454Heavily armed Connecticut State troopers are on scene at the Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting at the school, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/16/1ki6zs.St.138.jpeg|416Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children following a shooting at the school, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/15/11tVkW.St.138.jpeg|425A woman hugs her daughter after being reunited at the Sandy Hook firehouse following a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/15/1hnm1n.St.138.jpeg|525ALTERNATE CROP OF WHCD115 - President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/05/NbwQ7.St.138.jpeg|426Parents carry their children as they leave Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/04/Hzfiq.St.138.jpeg|439Gov. Dannel Malloy arrives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/04/QX8fx.St.138.jpeg|411Parents arrive at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/04/jpxYh.St.138.jpeg|423Parents leave Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, with their children Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/04/1kPtZN.St.138.jpeg|525Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook School with their children following a shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, ONLINE OUT, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/04/nr3rJ.St.138.jpeg|416Teachers walk away from the Sandy Hook School following a shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/03/4pmia.St.138.jpeg|416Emergency personnel work the scene outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a mass shooting Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/03/1ioTVO.St.138.jpeg|525Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with their children following a shooting at the school, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/03/Ag8YZ.St.138.jpeg|504School children wait for their parents at the Sandy Hook firehouse following a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/02/lwezJ.St.138.jpeg|416A woman weeps as she arrives to pick up her children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/02/tGVYP.St.138.jpeg|525Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook School with their children following a shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, ONLINE OUT, TV OUT, NEWSDAY INTERNET OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/01/1tFlZ9.St.138.jpeg|416Parents walk away from the Sandy Hook School with their children following a shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, ONLINE OUT, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/01/DMoxP.St.138.jpeg|428WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he makes a statement in response to the elementary school shooting in Connecticut December 14, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. According to reports, there are about 27 dead, perhaps 17 of them children, after Ryan Lanza, 24, opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Reports say that Lanza was dead at the scene and his mother, a teacher at the school, is also dead. His brother has also been found dead in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/01/1nxnkJ.St.138.jpeg|525Heavily armed Connecticut State troopers are on the scene at the Sandy Hook School following a shooting at the school, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/01/iN2dr.St.138.jpeg|419School children wait for their parents at the Sandy Hook firehouse following a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT: THE JOURNAL NEWS, FRANK BECERRA JR.
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/01/lVOHg.St.138.jpeg|443Victims family leave a firehouse staging area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/00/v57jm.St.138.jpeg|525Heavily armed Connecticut State troopers are on the scene at the Sandy Hook School following a shooting at the school, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/00/kgH9C.St.138.jpeg|525A parent walks away from the Sandy Hook Elementary School with her children following a shooting at the school in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr.) NYC OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, NEWSDAY OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT: THE JOURNAL NEWS, FRANK BECERRA JR.
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/00/l0puA.St.138.jpeg|421President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he talks about the Connecticut elementary school shooting, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/16/00/UiKOQ.St.138.jpeg|425WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he makes a statement in response to the elementary school shooting in Connecticut December 14, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. According to reports, there are 27 dead, including the shooter, 20 of them children, after Ryan Lanza, 24, opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Reports say that Lanza was dead at the scene and his mother, a teacher at the school, is also dead. His brother has also been found dead in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/46/sa8RE.St.138.jpeg|399People embrace at a firehouse staging area for family around near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/46/1cCRea.St.138.jpeg|414An aeiral view of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Michael McAndrews/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/46/1tCZhO.St.138.jpeg|403FBI SWAT team members walk along Dickinson Drive near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/46/1cyIrg.St.138.jpeg|432Ambulances leave an area near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/45/oWYSJ.St.138.jpeg|525A law enforcement agent arrives to the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/45/1r7ycC.St.138.jpeg|399Law enforcement canvass an area nearby a school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/45/MdUaK.St.138.jpeg|415Law enforcement canvass an area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/45/1qeESB.St.138.jpeg|414A woman talks to a state police officer at the scene of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012. Twenty-seven people, including 18 children, have been killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/38/Br3xO.St.138.jpeg|525A young girl cires following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/37/1pdfV8.St.138.jpeg|419A man and woman leave the staging area for family around near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/09/523-1nxmTy.St.156.jpeg|414Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/10/14wPbF.St.156.jpeg|384A young girl is comforted following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/12/eAoQC.St.138.jpeg|466This satellite image provided by Google shows the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A shooting at the school Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, left the gunman dead and at least one teacher wounded. (AP Photo/Google)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/12/nJlYH.St.138.jpeg|424State Police are on scene following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/12/u4z59.St.138.jpeg|420Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/11/hHERz.St.138.jpeg|408Law enforcement canvass the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/11/N21jQ.St.138.jpeg|412Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/11/WS2eR.St.138.jpeg|326In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) MANDATORY CREDIT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/11/1t7OCx.St.138.jpeg|414NEWTOWN, CT - DECEMBER 14: A woman holds a child as people line up to enter the Newtown Methodist Church near the the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. According to reports, there are about 27 dead, 18 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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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/11/1aCi4L.St.138.jpeg|525A mother hugs her daughter following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/10/wRNuL.St.138.jpeg|525A mother hugs her daughter following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/10/Qg3Ma.St.138.jpeg|430A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/10/TjDOW.St.138.jpeg|525A man reacts following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Melanie Stengel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/14/15/47/P4KVK.St.138.jpeg|414A state police SWAT team member runs to a police car as Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is evacuated after a shooting, Friday, December 14, 2012. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/MCT)
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