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Dark times in newtown

Published:Tuesday | December 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Kate Suba, Jaden Albrecht and Simran Chand pay their respects on Sunday at one of the makeshift memorials in honour of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.-AP Photos
A man pays his respects near a US flag bearing the names of victims on a makeshift memorial.
Mourners grieve on Sunday at one of the makeshift memorials.
United States President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers a speech on Sunday during an inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Small US flags adorn a large flag on a makeshift memorial on the side of Highway 84 near Newtown.
Stuffed animals and a sign calling for prayer rest at the base of a tree near the Newtown VIllage Cemetery in Newtown.
Members of the Sikh community hold a candlelight vigil outside Newtown High School before an inter-faith vigil with President Barack Obama on Sunday.
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Friday's horrifying mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, will be a painful memory for many years. The murder of 20 small children and six adults has captured the world's attention, and many have been reaching out to family members of those killed with support and words of comfort. Here are some scenes from Newtown over the past two days.