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BRINGING THE DEATH TOLL TO 28.
THE ENTIRE NATION IS IN MOURNING
OVER WHAT HAPPENED IN NEWTOWN.
22NEWS TRAVELED TO CONNECTICUT
AND WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
THIS MORNING... AS THE DETAILS
OF THIS TRAGEDY CONTINUE TO
UNFOLD.
22NEWS REPORTER ELYSIA RODRIGUEZ
HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE PEOPLE
IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT IS JUST
AN HOUR AWAY FROM US HERE IN
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SHE'S
LIVE IN NEWTOWN FOR US THIS
MORNING.
AS THE SUN SET ON A DAY OF
TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT,
HUNDREDS GATHERED TO PRAY FOR
THE VICTIMS AND FIND STRENGTH IN
ONE ANOTHER.
"I JUST CAME OUT TONIGHT TO
SUPPORT THESE BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH
THE ENTIRE NATION IS IN MOURNING
OVER WHAT HAPPENED IN NEWTOWN.
22NEWS TRAVELED TO CONNECTICUT
AND WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
PARENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY GOT
THE TELEPHONE CALL ALL PARENTS
PARENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY GOT
THE TELEPHONE CALL ALL PARENTS
THE ENTIRE NATION IS IN MOURNING
OVER WHAT HAPPENED IN NEWTOWN.
22NEWS TRAVELED TO CONNECTICUT
AND WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
THIS MORNING... AS THE DETAILS
OF THIS TRAGEDY CONTINUE TO
UNFOLD.
22NEWS REPORTER ELYSIA RODRIGUEZ
HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE PEOPLE
IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT IS JUST
AN HOUR AWAY FROM US HERE IN
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SHE'S
LIVE IN NEWTOWN FOR US THIS
MORNING.
AS THE SUN SET ON A DAY OF
TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT,
HUNDREDS GATHERED TO PRAY FOR
THE VICTIMS AND FIND STRENGTH IN
ONE ANOTHER.
"I JUST CAME OUT TONIGHT TO
SUPPORT THESE BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH
US." MANY JOINED HANDS IN
SILENCE. OTHERS LIT CANDLES FOR
THE 27 VICTIMS.
"ALL THE KIDS WHO LOST THEIR
LIVES KINDEGARTENERS TOO THEY
DON'T DESERVE TO, IT'S NOT
FAIR." CONCERNED FAMILY AND
FRIENDS RUSHED TO NEWTOWN AS
NEWS SPREAD THAT A GUNMAN HAD
OPENED FIRE AT SANDY HOOK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
"MY GUT WAS JUST TELLING ME THAT
I SHOULD BE DOWN HERE IN
CONNECITUT WITH THEM I KNEW THEY
WERE OKAY BUT I JUST WANTED TO
BE HOME WITH THE FAMILY AND MAKE
SURE THAT THEY WERE MORE
MENTALLY DOING WELL THAN THEY
WERE PHYSICALLY."
"WE WERE IN LOCKDOWN FOR LIKE 2
HOURS AND NO ONE TOLD US
ANYTHING." AND EVEN AS THE
DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY
MORNING UNFOLD, MANY ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
HAPPENED FRIDAY MORNING AND WHY
SO MANY LOST THEIR LIVES.
"OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT
TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM I
MORNING AND WHY SO MANY LOST
THEIR LIVES.
"OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT
TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM I
PRAY GOD THAT HE WILL GIVE THEM
SOME COMFORT AND SOME PEACE AS
THEY DEAL WITH THIS TRAGIC
LOSS."