Newtown Shooting: Sandy Hook Elementary School Victims Named By Connecticut State Police

By J.J. McGrath | December 15 2012 10:04 PM

The 20 children and six adults shot and killed by a lone gunman at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday were named by the Connecticut State Police Saturday.

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A family prays as they kneel over a makeshift memorial outside the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown on Saturday, the day after a horrific mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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The state police also detailed the actions taken by law-enforcement authorities in the wake of the most deadly shooting spree at a primary school in U.S. history.

The names and ages of the children are as follow:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6

And the names, ages, and job titles of the adults are as follow:
Rachel Davino, 29, Teacher
Dawn Hochsprung, 47, Principal
Anne Marie Murphy, 52, Teacher
Lauren Rousseau, 30, Teacher
Mary Sherlach, 56, Psychologist
Victoria Soto, 27, Teacher

U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Newtown to meet with the families of those who were lost and to thank first responders Sunday, according to Jay Carney, the White House press secretary. Carney said the president will also speak at an interfaith vigil, scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.