timesofearth.com Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and seven adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Many other mourners gathered outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope of the tragedy. Some lit candles while others joined hands to sing Christmas songs. Governor Dannel Malloy said simply "evil visited this community today." Earlier, in Washington, a tearful US President Barack Obama addressed the American public, saying "our hearts are broken" by the deaths. His address came hours after horror and mayhem struck at the school in Newtown, a small community 130 kilometers northeast of New York. The president said, "The majority of those who died today were children — beautiful little kids between between the ages of five and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them...." Vigils were also organized in other cities across the country. Witnesses say the 20-year-old gunman dressed in black military fatigues entered the school at mid-morning, opening fire on children and their teachers in two rooms. A military assault rifle was later found in the gunman's car. The shooter, identified as Adam Lanza, died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot. Two semi-automatic handguns were found nearby. Authorities say the shooter killed his mother at her home in the town before driving her car to the school. Police have not ...