Remembering Avielle, one of the 20 children who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary | StoryCorps

Every morning, Jennifer Hensel and Jeremy Richman light a candle in honor of their daughter, Avielle. On December 14, 2012, a shooter opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killing 20 children and six educators. Avielle was one of the children murdered that day. She was six years old at the time. Jeremy and Jennifer sat down for StoryCorps to remember Avielle.
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