Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victims - in pictures

Emilie Parker, 6. Her father, Robbie, extended his support to Lanza's family as well: 'It is a horrific tragedy and I want everyone to know that our hearts and prayers go out to them. This includes the family of the shooter. I cannot imagine how hard this experience is for you. Our love and support goes out to you as well' Photograph: Handout/AP

Lauren Rousseau, a 30-year-old teacher, died in the massacre. Her father, Gilles, said: 'She was like a kid in many ways. That's why she liked working with kids so much. She died with her little kids' Photograph: AP

Ana Marquez-Greene, 6. Her father said on Facebook: 'As much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother and me … Ana beat us all to paradise … I love you, sweetie girl' Photograph: Handout/Rex Features

Dawn Hochsprung was the principal at Sandy Hook. A friend remembered her as 'a mature and very smart young lady full of life [who] always had a smile on her face that could only warm your heart' Photograph: Eliza Hallabeck/AP

Noah Pozner, who celebrated his sixth birthday on 20 November – less than a month before the shooting, Photograph: AP

Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist, had worked at the school for 18 years. A friend of her husband said: 'It was going to be her last year – that's what she said. She loved her job. She's done this for her whole career' Photograph: AP

Jesse Lewis, 6. His father had been planning to visit the school that afternoon to make gingerbread houses Photograph: Facebook/Rex Features

Nancy Lanza, mother of the gunman, Adam Lanza. It is thought that he killed her at their house before taking her guns with him to the school Photograph: Reuters

Avielle Richman, 6 Photograph: Handout

Caroline Previdi, 6 Photograph: Handout

Catherine Hubbard, 6 Photograph: Handout

Charlotte Bacon, 6 Photograph: http://gardenofeagan.blogspot.co.uk

Chase Kowalski, 7 Photograph: Handout

Daniel Barden, 7 Photograph: Handout

Dylan Hockley, 6 Photograph: Cynthia Mcintyre /Caters News Agency

Anne Marie Murphy, 52, a teacher at the school. First responders characterised her as a hero who died protecting her students Photograph: Handout

Jessica Rekos, 6 Photograph: Facebook

Josephine Gay, 7 Photograph: Facebook via Erin Saunders

James Mattioli, 6 Photograph: Handout

Olivia Engel, 6 Photograph: Handout/AP

Victoria Soto, 27, a teacher at Sandy Hook elementary school Photograph: Handout/Reuters