(NY Times) The Children Killed in the Connecticut Shooting Are Named

Posted by Kendall Harmon

[Dr. H. Wayne Carver II, Connecticut's chief medical examiner] said that in the seven autopsies he himself had performed, the victims had from 3 to 11 wounds.

With the examinations complete and the families informed, the authorities released the names of those killed.

They ranged in age from 6 to 56. Among the children, there were 12 girls killed and 8 boys. All of the children were in the first grade, officials said, and all were 6 or 7 years old. One little girl had just turned 7 on Tuesday.

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Posted December 15, 2012 at 4:54 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. MichaelA wrote:

This is gut-wrenching.  Many people in Australia are praying for the community in Connecticut and grieving with them.

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