President speaking last Friday about a shooting, it's Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut, we are going to be focusing exclusively on that story today.

 

There are a lot of questions about what happened on Friday, right now, there aren't very many answers. As people struggled to understand this tragedy, they are mourning the victims who lost their lives and looking for ways to honor those victims to support their families.

 

President Obama ordered the flag at the U.S capital building, and all U.S government building to be lower to half-staff on Friday. Governors across the country ask for flags in their states to be lowered as well. Messages of sympathy for the shooting victims came in from all over the world, a lot of shared similar thoughts on social media. In the community of Newtown, where this happened, services and candle light vigils like this one have been going on since Friday night. There's been an emotional reaction to the shooting as you might expect, you could see some of that emotion from president Obama when he talked about on Friday.

 

"I know there is not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do, the majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of five and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers, many women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams, so our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children and for the families of the adults who were lost."

 

Twenty six people from Sandy Hook elementary were killed on Friday, earlier this year, the principle put in a new security system, it locks the door at 9:30 and it requires visitors to be identified and then buzzed in. Officials say the allege shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza used the gun to force his way into the building. A gun authorities say belonged to his mother, whom he's also accused of shooting. 

 

Around 9:30 Friday morning, witness reported hearing gunshots inside Sandy Hook elementary. Police say the gunman opened fire in two classrooms after killing the principal and school psychologist in the hallway. Officials said the shooter eventually took his own life, the attack claimed the lives of 20 students, all 6 or seven years olds, and six adults. And left the community of Newtown Connecticut in shock.