The Newtown, Connecticut Shooting Victims

Memorial and Vigil at Sandy Hook Elementary — image courtesy of nation.time.com

In the aftermath of the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary, in the idyllic town of Newtown, Connecticut, many will find themselves asking questions. Some will wonder at the motive of the attacker, at the conditions that gave rise to his madness, at how such a catastrophe can be prevented in the future. We will mourn those lost to his senseless violence. The names of those who lost their lives should be remembered, and the lessons of their deaths, if there are any to be had, should not be forgotten. Including Adam Lanza, the gunman, and his mother, Nancy, 28 people lost their lives that day. Here are their names:

Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47, Sandy Hook Elementary School’s principal

Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist

Lauren Rousseau, 30, substitute teacher

Victoria Soto, 27, first grade teacher

Rachel Davino, 29, teacher

Anne Marie Murphy, 52, teacher

Charlotte Bacon, 6

Daniel Barden, 7

Olivia Engel, 6

Josephine Gay, 7

Ana Marquez-Greene, 6

Dylan Hockley, 6

Madeleine Hsu, 6

Catherine Hubbard, 6

Chase Kowalski, 7

Jesse Lewis, 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

Adam Lanza, 20, gunman

Nancy Lanza, 52, mother of gunman