Authorities have finished the grim process of identifying the dead in the Connecticut shooting massacre at an elementary school that left 27 people dead, including 20 children and the shooter, as the community looked for answers in the stunning tragedy.
Investigators were also trying to learn more about the 20-year-old gunman, Adam Lanza, and questioned his older brother, who is not believed to have been involved in the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary. Police shed no light on the motive for the nation's second-deadliest school shooting in history.
State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance told NBC 4 New York Saturday morning that all of the victims have been identified and bodies were removed overnight. Families have also been notified, he said.
Connecticut state police have issued a press release describing their response to emergency calls, the crime scene and the investigation in progress.
Most of the information in the release has been previously aired. The release says the bodies of "the deceased have been transported to the Office of The Chief State’s Medical Examiner, where a post mortem examination will be conducted to determine the manner and cause of death."
When that examination is concluded, Vance said, police will release the names and birth dates of the victims and identify the gunman.
"The minute the medical examiner is done he is coming here, and we will provide as much detailed information as we can."
"When we release that list, at the request of all of the family members, they have asked for you to please respect their privacy."
In tight-knit Newtown on Friday night, hundreds of people packed St. Rose of Lima church and stood outside in a vigil for the dead — 20 children and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at her Newtown home, and the gunman himself, who committed suicide. People held hands, lit candles and sang "Silent Night."
"These 20 children were just beautiful, beautiful children," Monsignor Robert Weiss said. "These 20 children lit up this community better than all these Christmas lights we have. ... There are a lot brighter stars up there tonight because of these kids."
Saturday 15 December 2012
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Connecticut-Shooting-School-Children-Newtown-Sandy-Hook-183628361.html
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