The Sandy Hook victims have been described as "beautiful", "sweet" and as "angels", most of them just six or seven when they were gunned down.
As police released a list of the names of the 20 children and seven adults killed by gunman Adam Lanza, friends and relatives have paid their tributes to those who died.
:: Olivia Engel, 6
Olivia had been due to play an angel in the nativity play at her local church. "Now she's an angel up in heaven," Monsignor Robert Weiss said.
Dan Merton, a long-time family friend, described Olivia as a "teacher's pet" and said that she had "perfect manners".
"Her only crime," he said, "is being a wiggly, smiley six-year-old".
Emilie Parker, 6 :: Emilie Parker, 6
Emilie was studying Portuguese with her father, Robert, before school on the morning she died. He had left after hearing her say "good morning" in the language.
He said: "She was beautiful. She was blond. She was always smiling" and that "I'm so blessed to be her dad".
He said he would now struggle to explain to her two siblings, aged three and four, what had happened.
Dylan Hockley, 6 :: Dylan Hockley, 6
Dylan was born in Hampshire but had been living in Newtown since 2011 with his mother Nicole, father Ian and older brother, Jake.
The family lives in a house opposite the home in which Adam Lanza, the killer, lived with his mother Nancy.
Mrs Hockley, an American, had recently told the local newspaper that she was happy with life in the community and said: "Newtown is a wonderful place to live."
Family friend, Theresa Moretti, said: "Dylan was a lovely boy. He had dimples and blue eyes and a mischievous grin."
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6 :: Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Ana had only been at the school for a few months after her family moved to the area so her father, the Canadian jazz musician, Jimmy Greene, could take up a job as a music professor.
Described by a family friend as "vivacious and affectionate" Ana had been the subject of a song on her father's 2009 album Mission Statement, called Ana Grace.
Ana attended the school with her older brother, who was not hurt in the shooting.
Noah Pozner, 6 :: Noah Pozner, 6
Noah Pozner attended Sandy Hook school with his twin sister. He was killed, she survived the attack.
Their mother, a nurse at the local hospital, completely broke down when she learned the news of her son's death.
Rabbi Shaul Praver, of Congregation Adath Israel, told MSNBC: "He was in the wrong place at the wrong time and his little body could not endure so many bullets like that."
Grace McDonnell, 7 :: Grace McDonnell, 7
Described by her babysitter as a "beautiful, sweet girl", Grace lived in a house so close to her killer Adam Lanza, the family can nearly see it from their windows.
Neighbours say Grace, whose mother Lynn, 45, is a housewife, and father Christopher, 49, is a business executive, was "utterly adorable".
She has an 11-year-old brother, Jack.
Victoria Soto, 27 :: Victoria Soto, 27, teacher
The teacher died a hero, putting herself between the children in her class and the gunman.
She had always wanted to be a teacher, it was her one goal. "She put those children first. That's all she ever talked about," said her friend Andrea Crowell.
Described by pupils as "really nice and funny", they fondly recalled how Miss Soto had a habit of chewing gum in class.
Lauren Rousseau, 30 :: Lauren Rousseau, 30, teacher
Miss Rousseau wanted to be a teacher when she was in primary school and was thrilled to finally realise her dream when she because a full-time teacher at Sandy Hook.
She has been described as gentle but spirited and active. She planned to watch The Hobbit with her boyfriend on Friday and had baked cupcakes for a party they were to attend afterwards.
Her mother, Teresa Rousseau, said: "Lauren wanted to be a teacher from before she even went to kindergarten. We will miss her terribly and will take comfort knowing that she had achieved that dream."
Dawn Hochsprung, 47 :: Dawn Hochsprung, 47, principal
The head teacher was fiercely proud of her school and fiercely protective of it too.
So much so she died after lunging at the gunman Adam Lanza as he launched his attack.
She had led the 700-pupil elementary school for two years and implemented the latest teaching techniques.
Mrs Hochsprung, who had two daughters and three step daughters, also installed new safety measures there, with the mantra "safety first".
Mary Sherlach, 56 :: Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist
Mrs Sherlach was preparing for her retirement after 18 years at Sandy Hook School.
Married for 31 years, with two daughters, aged 25 and 28, she loved her job and was dedicated to the education of young children.
Her son-in-law, Eric Schwartz, said that she had planned to leave work early on Friday but never got the chance. She had died, he added, doing what she loved.
He said: "Mary felt like she was doing God's work, working with the children."
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