Daniel Danny Gerard Barden was seven years old and a first-grade student at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. His family described him as a light—always smiling, polite, affectionate, imaginative and articulate. He loved simple pleasures like riding waves at the beach, playing drums in a band with his older siblings and making s’mores with cousins.

On the morning of December 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary and opened fire. Daniel was killed in his classroom along with nineteen other children and six adult staff members. The shooter had already fatally shot his mother at their home before arriving at the school and then died by a self-inflicted gunshot as first responders arrived.

Investigators concluded the attacker acted alone and was the sole perpetrator; no arrests were made because the only suspect died at the scene. Does anyone who knew Daniel or his family have memories or details to share about him?