Statewide, bells toll for victims

Shane Price, of Newtown, works on decorations the stage in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Price attended Sandy Hook Elementary School when he was younger. Photo: Jason Rearick

Volunteers errect a large banner displaying a dove in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Volunteers errect an American flag-patterned display in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Volunteers errect an American flag-patterned display in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Volunteers errect an American flag-patterned display in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Volunteers errect an American flag-patterned display in preparation for the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson speaks during the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra speaks during the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

From left, Presley Hart, Jeff Hart, Jake Mottola and Maclane Hart light each other's candles during the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Mourners attend the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Mourners attend the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Mourners attend the vigil at Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, one week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Photo: Jason Rearick

Kahryl Bennett and Christopher Holloway, youth volunteers from Huntsville, AL, play "Amazing Grace" in front of a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Courtnie Shields, 18, a youth volunteer from Huntsville, AL, stands with her group, NAPS, as they play "Amazing Grace" in front of a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Sam Hallaway, of Danbury, bends down so a boy can say hello to his cat, Phantom Queen, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in front of a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Stockings for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting hang along a bridge near a memorial in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Photo: Autumn Driscoll

A sign in the Sandy Hook neighborhood of Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 near a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

A woman decorates Christmas trees set up in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Notes at a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Notes at a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Notes at a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Photo: Autumn Driscoll

People walk up the road leading to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 to visit a memorial for the victims of last Friday's school shooting. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

A sign in the Sandy Hook neighborhood of Newtown, Conn. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 near a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Photo: Autumn Driscoll

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Portions of a memorial site are covered to protect them from the rain Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., honoring the individuals who were killed during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. The school was evacuated after Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children. Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Long Island Navy Veteran Michael Kennedy places a rose on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Kennedy placed a rose on each of the 26 trees for each person who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children, last Friday. "I have to do this before I'm dedicated to ridding our society of guns," Kennedy said. "I'm going to do whatever I can to ban assault weapons and multiple clips. Our society is not defined by the NRA. It should never be defined by any extremist group. I consider them extremist." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Long Island Navy Veteran Michael Kennedy places a rose on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Kennedy placed a rose on each of the 26 trees for each person who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children, last Friday. "I have to do this before I'm dedicated to ridding our society of guns," Kennedy said. "I'm going to do whatever I can to ban assault weapons and multiple clips. Our society is not defined by the NRA. It should never be defined by any extremist group. I consider them extremist." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Long Island Navy Veteran Michael Kennedy places a rose on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Kennedy placed a rose on each of the 26 trees for each person who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children, last Friday. "I have to do this before I'm dedicated to ridding our society of guns," Kennedy said. "I'm going to do whatever I can to ban assault weapons and multiple clips. Our society is not defined by the NRA. It should never be defined by any extremist group. I consider them extremist." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Long Island Navy Veteran Michael Kennedy places a rose on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Kennedy placed a rose on each of the 26 trees for each person who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire killing 26 individuals, 20 whom were children, last Friday. "I have to do this before I'm dedicated to ridding our society of guns," Kennedy said. "I'm going to do whatever I can to ban assault weapons and multiple clips. Our society is not defined by the NRA. It should never be defined by any extremist group. I consider them extremist." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

T.D. Grimes prepares a candy cane before hanging it on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Grimes placed a cane on each tree remembering a student and an apple on each tree remembering each teacher who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school last Friday. "My sole was rattling around, restless that I needed to do something," she said. "I couldn't take doing nothing." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

T.D. Grimes prepares a candy cane before hanging it on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Grimes placed a cane on each tree remembering a student and an apple on each tree remembering each teacher who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school last Friday. "My sole was rattling around, restless that I needed to do something," she said. "I couldn't take doing nothing." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

T.D. Grimes prepares a candy cane before hanging it on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Grimes placed a cane on each tree remembering a student and an apple on each tree remembering each teacher who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school last Friday. "My sole was rattling around, restless that I needed to do something," she said. "I couldn't take doing nothing." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

T.D. Grimes prepares a candy cane before hanging it on a Christmas tree at a memorial in front of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Friday, December 21, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Grimes placed a cane on each tree remembering a student and an apple on each tree remembering each teacher who died after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school last Friday. "My sole was rattling around, restless that I needed to do something," she said. "I couldn't take doing nothing." Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

An American flag hung by Kevin Yacko and his son, Thomas, flies at the "Exit 10 Chapel" in honor of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The two set up a makeshift memorial in an otherwise unremarkable vacant lot after the shooting took place. âÄúWeâÄôve flown this flag in happier times, and weâÄôre very close to what happened in Sandy Hook,âÄù Kevin said. âÄúSo we set up the truck and the flag and within one hour, someone brought a small blue tent. Then candles came, teddy bears, flowers, a piece of carpet, a board to sign.âÄù Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Kevin Yacko looks at an American flag hung by he and his son, Thomas, as it flies at the "Exit 10 Chapel" in honor of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The two set up a makeshift memorial in an otherwise unremarkable vacant lot after the shooting took place. âÄúWeâÄôve flown this flag in happier times, and weâÄôre very close to what happened in Sandy Hook,âÄù Kevin said. âÄúSo we set up the truck and the flag and within one hour, someone brought a small blue tent. Then candles came, teddy bears, flowers, a piece of carpet, a board to sign.âÄù Photo: Cody Duty, Cody Duty/Hearst Newspapers

Members of the Sandy Hook Fire and Rescue Company gather for a moment of remembrance in front of a memorial to victims Friday morning as bells toll at 9:30a.m. all around the state, Dec. 21, 2012. Photo: Carol Kaliff

On Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, a week after the massacre, a man visits a memorial to those who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. last Friday. Photo: Carol Kaliff

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, right, First Selectman Patricia Llodra, second from right, and Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson, center, during a moment of silence with other community members as a bell tolls 26 times in front of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown. The moment of silence and bell tolling was held across the state on Friday, December 21, 2012, the one week anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings. Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Joshua Trujillo/Hearst Newspaper

Cars stop on Main Street in Newtown during a statewide moment of silence. A bell tolled 26 times in front of Edmond Town Hall. The moment of silence and bell tolling was held across the state on Friday, December 21, 2012, the one week anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings. Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Joshua Trujillo/Hearst Newspaper

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, center, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, to the right, and First Selectman Patricia Llodra, to the left, lead a moment of silence as a bell tolls 26 times in front of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown. The moment of silence and bell tolling was held across the state on Friday, December 21, 2012, the one week anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings. Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Joshua Trujillo/Hearst Newspaper

People, including Joe Saleem, center, observe a moment of silence led by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and First Selectman Patricia Llodra in front of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown. The moment of silence and bell tolling was held across the state on Friday, December 21, 2012, the one week anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings. Saleem said he lived in Newtown for 54 years but moved to North Carolina. But after the violence that took 28 people, Saleem returned to his hometown. "I've had three sleepless nights," he said. Photo: Joshua Trujillo, Joshua Trujillo/Hearst Newspaper