Funerals continue as schools in Newton reopen
- 12 years ago
The casket bearing the body of six year old James Mattioli. He's one of 20 children killed in a mass school shooting last week in Newtown Connecticut -- a town still in mourning.
Loved ones try to cope with the loss after a 20-year old gunman opened fire at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, before taking his own life.
In his wake -- images that once brought joy now elicit tears.
In a small step towards a return to normalcy, some schools reopen in the grief-stricken town.
On the streets security surrounds yellow school buses.
Parents hold on tight knowing that life can change in an instant -- even as they know it will move on.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER MUCKELL, A PARENT, SAYING:
"There will be another catastrophe or another world event and we'll be forgotten about for a while and then it will be the one year anniversary. You know how it goes, Everyone knows."
Funeral services are expected to continue throughout the week.
Loved ones try to cope with the loss after a 20-year old gunman opened fire at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, before taking his own life.
In his wake -- images that once brought joy now elicit tears.
In a small step towards a return to normalcy, some schools reopen in the grief-stricken town.
On the streets security surrounds yellow school buses.
Parents hold on tight knowing that life can change in an instant -- even as they know it will move on.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER MUCKELL, A PARENT, SAYING:
"There will be another catastrophe or another world event and we'll be forgotten about for a while and then it will be the one year anniversary. You know how it goes, Everyone knows."
Funeral services are expected to continue throughout the week.