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Newtown community gathers to mourn victims – in pictures

Sandy Hook: The US flag flies at half-mast in memory of the 27 shooting victims
An American flag flies at half-mast in memory of the 27 shooting victims in Newtown, Connecticut Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA
Sandy Hook: A Connecticut State Police Officer stands at an intersection in Newtown
A Connecticut state police officer stands in front of a memorial sign at an intersection in Newtown Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters
Sandy Hook: Parishioners pay their respects to victims of the shooting
Parishioners pay their respects to victims of the shooting before mass at St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: Young parishioners pay their respects
Young parishioners pay their respects to the victims at a memorial in Newtown Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: A child's message rests by a memorial
A child's message rests by a memorial Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP
Sandy Hook: A house near the Sandy Hook Elementary School
A house near the Sandy Hook elementary school has hung a sign in memory of the shooting victims over the front door Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
Sandy Hook: A makeshift memorial by the entrance to the Sandy Hook Elementary School
A makeshift memorial by the entrance to the Sandy Hook elementary school Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
Sandy Hook: A sign hangs in the window of a clothing store in Newtown
A sign hangs in the window of a clothing store in Newtown Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP
Sandy Hook: A candlelight vigil is held for the Connecticut shooting victims
A candlelight vigil is held for the Connecticut shooting victims outside a Catholic church in Bangalore, India Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP
Sandy Hook: A sign reading Pray for Newtown hangs from a stone bridge over Hawley Pond
A sign hangs from a stone bridge over Hawley pond in Newtown Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA
Sandy Hook: A woman reacts at a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School
A woman reacts at a memorial near Sandy Hook elementary school Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters
Sandy Hook: A woman clutches a bouquet of roses as she stands at a makeshift memorial
A woman clutches a bouquet of roses as she stands at a memorial Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
Sandy Hook: David Freedman kneels with his son Zachary
David Freedman kneels with his son Zachary, both of Newtown, as they visit a sidewalk memorial Photograph: David Goldman/AP
Sandy Hook: Eric Mueller places 27 wooden painted angels outside his home
Eric Mueller places 27 wooden painted angels for each of the victims outside his home in Newtown, Connecticut Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters
Sandy Hook: Gun control supporters take part in a candlelight vigil at Lafayette Square
Gun control supporters take part in a candlelight vigil at Lafayette square across from the White House in Washington Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: Newtown Police Officer Maryhelen McCarthy brings flowers
Newtown police officer Maryhelen McCarthy weeps as she brings flowers to a memorial Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP
Sandy Hook: Firefighters pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the school
Firefighters pay their respects at a memorial near the school Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: Newtown Police officers leave mementos at a makeshift memorial
Newtown police officers leave mementos at a memorial Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: Parishioners pay their respects to the victims
Parishioners pay their respects to the victims before mass at St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
Sandy Hook: Robert Young of Bridgewater, New Jersey holds a sign of support
Robert Young of Bridgewater, New Jersey, holds a sign of support on the road to Newtown Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters
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