Sandy Hook Shooter's Pause May Have Aided Students' Escape

As many as a half-dozen first graders may have survived Adam Lanza's deadly shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School because he stopped firing briefly, perhaps either to reload his rifle or because it jammed, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the events.

By EDMUND H. MAHONY, DAVE ALTIMARI and JON LENDER, daltimar@courant.com

December 23, 2012