Connecticut School Massacre: And Obama Wept As Flags Are Lowered At Half Mast

United States of America
President, Barack Obama,
couldn't holds back his tears as
he expressed his condolences for
those who perished in the
Connecticut shooting.
On Friday morning, 20-year-old
Adam Lanza had stormed the
Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, Connecticut with guns
and shot and killed at least 26
people – including 20 children
before committing suicide.
In a sign of respect for the
victims of the shooting, Obama
issued an official proclamation
ordering the U.S. flag to be flown
at half-staff at the White House,
all public buildings and military
posts until Dec. 18.
"As a country, we have been
through this too many times,"
President Obama remarked.
"Whether it's an elementary
school in Newtown, or a
shopping mall in Oregon, or a
temple in Wisconsin, or a movie
theater in Aurora, or a street
corner in Chicago — these
neighborhoods are our
neighborhoods, and these
children are our children."
This was the nation's second-
deadliest school shooting,
reportedly exceeded only by the
Virginia Tech massacre that left
33 people dead in 2007.
on Friday morning, killing at least
26 people — including 20
children
.
The gunman who committed
suicide at the school has been
identified as 20-year-old Adam
Lanza. Lanza's mother was a
teacher at the school.