Saying goodbye to the 26 victims of last week's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., has become tragically routine, with five more funerals — including one for a teacher with a Canadian connection — and six wakes planned for today.
The funeral for Lauren Rousseau, 30, will be held at 11 a.m. ET. Her father, Gilles Rousseau is originally from Quebec, and has lived in Connecticut for more than 30 years.
More memorial services are planned for Friday and Saturday.
Twenty students, all ages six or seven, along with six adults died in the mass shooting at the school, where Rousseau was a substitute teacher. The gunman entered the unlocked door to Rousseau's classroom and killed her and 16 of her young pupils.
Adam Lanza first killed his mother before breaking into the school and opening fire. He committed suicide inside the school as police moved in on him.
With the emotions of events in Newtown still raw, U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden is due to meet with law enforcement officers from around the U.S. on Thursday as he starts work to meet President Barack Obama's call to come up with ways to curb gun violence.
Obama said Wednesday he wants concrete proposals from a group led by Biden no later than January.
Town pays respects to more victims
At a news conference at the White House, the president said he wants Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban that was on the books from 1994 to 2004. The ban covered specific weapons, including the Colt AR-15, UZI and TEC-9, and magazines and clips that held more than 10 bullets.
"This time, the words need to lead to action," Obama said, adding he will push legislation "without delay" and urged Congress to hold votes on the proposal early next year.
"The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing," Obama said. "The fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence."
On the day Obama announced the gun violence initiative, the Newtown area held at least nine funerals and wakes.
At St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, mourners at back-to-back funerals said goodbye to Daniel Barden, 7, who wanted to become a firefighter, and then Caroline Previdi, 6.
Meanwhile, family, friends and co-workers formed a line around the block to pay their respects to Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, 47. She rushed at the gunman to try to stop him but was killed.
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