A nation in mourning after Sandy Hook shooting

By James Barron
Updated December 17 2012 - 5:35pm, first published December 16 2012 - 9:08pm

The gunman in the Connecticut shooting blasted his way into the elementary school and then sprayed the children with bullets, first from a distance and then at close range, hitting some of them as many as 11 times, as he fired a semi-automatic rifle loaded with ammunition designed for maximum damage, officials said yesterday.

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