Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)— U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), vice chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement marking 13 years after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School:
“Today, I’m thinking of the 20 children and six educators whose lives were taken in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School 13 years ago. Their lives were tragically cut short by gun violence, and the survivors were forever traumatized. Our students and teachers should be safe at school, but generations continue to experience shooting after shooting. Just last night, two people were fatally shot, and nine more people were injured in a shooting at Brown University.
“I will never give up in the fight to end gun violence at our schools, our parks, our streets, and our neighborhoods. Elected to Congress the first time shortly after the shooting at Sandy Hook — and then, right before I was sworn into office, I watched in disbelief and anger as the Senate failed to pass universal background checks. I brought the voices of survivors and gun safety advocates with me to Congress and helped pass the first federal gun safety law in nearly 30 years. Americans cannot wait another 30 years. I will continue to act with the urgency that gun violence demands and save lives.”
President Obama Reacts
President Barack Obama wept openly as he reacted to the Sandy Hook. He spoke as a parent,
President Obama attended an interfaith vigil for families of the victims, and all families from Sandy Hook Elementary School. He offered the love and prayers of a nation grieving alongside Newtown.
Victims of the Sandy Hook School Shootings
School personnel:
- Rachel D’Avino, 29, behavior therapist[82]
- Dawn Hochsprung, 47, principal
- Anne Marie Murphy, 52, special education teacher[83]
- Lauren Rousseau, 30, teacher
- Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist
- Victoria Leigh Soto, 27, teacher
Students:
- Charlotte Bacon, 6
- Daniel Barden, 7
- Olivia Engel, 6
- Josephine Gay, 7
- Dylan Hockley, 6
- Madeleine Hsu, 6
- Catherine Hubbard, 6
- Chase Kowalski, 7
- Jesse Lewis, 6
- Ana Márquez-Greene, 6
- James Mattioli, 6
- Grace McDonnell, 7
- Emilie Parker, 6
- Jack Pinto, 6
- Noah Pozner, 6
- Caroline Previdi, 6
- Jessica Rekos, 6
- Avielle Richman, 6
- Benjamin Wheeler, 6
- Allison Wyatt, 6
Wounded:
- Natalie Hammond, 40, lead teacher
- Deborah Pisani
(Source for names of victims: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting)
