

A sign on the edge of Newtown, Conn., on Feb. 5, 2013, urges passersby to pray for local residents in the wake of a gunman killing 28 people, including 20 children, in December. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
The Rev. Mel Kawakami greets children during a Sunday service on Feb. 17, 2013 at the Newtown United Methodist Church. Some young people have suffered from what the Rev. Jane Sibley calls ‘night terrors’ since a mass shooting at a local elementary school. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Ribbons, bells, and stars – like this one hanging on a telephone pole near the Newtown United Methodist Church, Feb. 17, 2013 – can be found throughout Newtown, Conn., neighborhood of Sandy Hook. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
In an outpouring of support, people from around the country have sent Newtown residents toys, cards, and paper hearts, which hang in a big tent on Feb. 5, 2013. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
School buses snake through the Sandy Hook neighborhood Newtown, Conn. on Feb. 5, 2013. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
The Sibleys, seen here on Feb. 5, 2013, have changed priorities to spend more time as a family since the tragedy. All three of their children attended Sandy Hook Elementary school. Rob Sibley (r.) was a first responder there after the massacre. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Letters from around the world have poured into Newtown, where they are displayed at the town hall Feb. 5, 2013. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A woman hugs a child before he boards a bus on the first day of classes after the holiday break, in Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Jessica Hill/AP
A man plays a violin along Church Hill Road in Newtown Dec. 16, 2012. Joshua Lott/Reuters
Firefighters and other volunteers reorganize a memorial for shooting victims near Sandy Hook Elementary School before erecting a shelter over it Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown. Jason DeCrow/AP
A woman cries at a makeshift memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School Dec. 16, 2012. Eric Thayer/Reuters
President Barack Obama prays during a vigil held Dec. 16, 2012, at Newtown High School for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Obama met with the families of the victims and thanked first responders to the school shooting here that was one of the deadliest such incidents in the nation's history. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters