Sandy Hook Memorial Opens Nearly 10 Years After 26 Killed

Some victims' relatives were given a private tour of the grounds.

A memorial to the 20 first graders and six educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting opened to the public Sunday, a month before the 10th anniversary of the massacre.

No ceremony was planned at the site a short distance from the school. It has become a custom in Newtown on anniversaries and other remembrances of the shooting to mark them with quiet reflection.

A small but steady stream of people visited the memorial Sunday, including Kevin and Nora Smith from nearby Monroe.