Charlotte Helen Bacon was six years old when she was killed in the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on the morning of December 14, 2012. Described as bright, spirited and fearless, she loved the color pink, animals and had wanted to be a veterinarian since age two. That morning she wore a new pink dress and boots to her first-grade classroom.

A 20-year-old man, Adam Lanza, forced his way into the school and began shooting. Charlotte was one of twenty children and six educators who were killed. Earlier that day Lanza fatally shot his mother at their home and used her firearms in the attack; he died by a self-inflicted gunshot as first responders began to arrive. Investigators concluded Lanza acted alone; his motive remains unclear though reports mention significant mental health issues.

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