Video: Candlelit vigil held for Connecticut school massacre victims Some of those who attended knew the victims, including Gerald Stomski, who knew principal Dawn Hochsprung, who was killed trying to subdue gunman Adam Lanza. "Unfortunately, the chain of events, it's heartbreaking and sobering and the fortunate thing is it brings us together, I think that's the good thing, so these children and everybody didn't die in vain," he added. "I think it's just a horrible thing that's happened and we just want to show support for the families and the souls of those little babies," said Jacqueline Viera. A collection of flowers, stuffed animals and balloons, surrounded by candlelight sits outside the school in memory of the 12 girls, eight boys and six adult women killed by Lanza.