Newtown officials ask media to avoid town on anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting . , officials met with the media on Monday to ask them to respect the town 's privacy Saturday , the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a gunman killed 20 students and six staff members before killing himself . Sirens , news trucks remind residents of massacre that killed 26 at school , officials say . The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Newtown officials ask media to avoid town on anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting . Sirens , news trucks remind residents of massacre that killed 26 at school , officials say . The Associated Press contributed to this report.