The 20 children and six adults shot and killed by a lone gunman at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday were named by the Connecticut State Police Saturday.

The state police also detailed the actions taken by law-enforcement authorities in the wake of the most deadly shooting spree at a primary school in U.S. history.

The names and ages of the children are as follow:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker    , 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6

The names, ages, and job titles of the adults are as follow:
Rachel Davino, 29, Teacher
Dawn Hochsprung, 47, Principal
Anne Marie Murphy, 52, Teacher
Lauren Rousseau, 30, Teacher
Mary Sherlach, 56, Psychologist
Victoria Soto, 27, Teacher

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