Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims: 20 children, 6 teachers dead

School principal Dawn Hochsprung

School principal Dawn Hochsprung was among those slain at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14, 2012. Hochsprung, the school's psychologist and vice principal were meeting with a parent when they stepped out into a hallway upon hearing a noise, a parent told CNN. The principal and psychologist were killed, and the vice principal was wounded. Hochsprung, 47, was a mother of two daughters and three stepdaughters and a longtime teacher in the Danbury school district.

Jessica Rekos

Jessica Rekos, 6, was another victim of the shooting
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Grace McDonnell

Another victim, Grace McDonnell, 7, poses for a portrait on August 18, 2012.

Daniel Barden

Daniel Barden, 7, was another one of the victims.

School psychologist Mary Sherlach

Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was shot dead trying to save her students from gunman Adam Lanza. "She was always helpful, always upbeat," said Sherlach's son-in-law Eric Schwartz. "She was truly a nice woman, as kind as can be." Sherlach worked at the school for two decades.

Josephine Gay

Josephine Gay, one of the 20 children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, had celebrated her 7th birthday just three days before the horrific shooting took place.

Lauren Rousseau

Lauren Rousseau, 30, was one of the six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School shot by Lanza in one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history. As investigators try to piece together the massacre, Newtown is hailing these teachers as heroes
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Olivia Rose Engel

All the victims of the tragedy have now been identified, including Olivia Rose Engel, 6, pictured here. Sixteen of the slain students were 6-year-olds, while four were just 7
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Charlotte Bacon

Charlotte Bacon, 6, a student at Sandy Hook Elementary, was one of Lanza's helpless young victims after he carried out his unthinkable rampage at the Newtown, Conn., school.

Emilie Parker

Student Emilie Parker's life was tragically cut short during the devastating Sandy Hook massacre, which claimed the lives of 28 individuals. The father of the 6-year-old recalled his "bright, creative, very loving" daughter at a news conference where he sent condolences to the family of the killer. "I can't imagine how hard this must be for them," said Robbie Parker. "I'm not mad."

Victoria Soto

Twenty children and six teachers are dead after a man packing heavy firearms embarked on a ghastly killing spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, opening fire on his helpless victims. First grade teacher Victoria "Vicki" Soto, pictured here, died while saving her students from shooter Adam Lanza's deadly rampage, which left 28 dead in one of the worst mass shootings in American history. Here, we remember those whose lives were cut short by tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut ...

Ana Marquez-Greene

Ana Marquez-Greene, 6, was one of the young victims shot by Adam Lanza after he opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "They had their entire lives ahead of them – birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own," President Obama said of the tragedy on Dec. 14, 2012. "I know there's not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do."

Chase Kowalski

Chase Kowalski, a 7-year-old student in Newtown, Conn., was one of 20 children to lose their lives after gunman Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday morning, armed with deadly weapons. Kowalski, who loved sports, left behind two older sisters. "He was an amazing little boy," said one neighbor. "He was biking in his yard all the time . . . he loved to run and bike. He was a beautiful little boy."

Noah Pozner

A photo provided by the family of Noah Pozner shows the smiling 6-year-old one month before he was tragically killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.



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