CONNECTICUT: Bishops issue statement in response to shooting massacre December 15, 2012 by Fulcrum he bishops of the Diocese of Connecticut issued the following statement in response to the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 26 people, 20 of them children between the ages of 5 and 10, were shot and killed. The school is located in Newtown, Connecticut, about 65 miles northeast of New York City. Episcopal News Service. 14 December 2012 FulcrumShareTweetShare