'Man With Rifle': Town's Schools In Lockdown

Police are investigating a report of a suspicious man who may be armed in Ridgefield, Connecticut, about 20 miles from the Newtown school massacre scene.

The man was reportedly seen with a rifle near an elementary school and train station in Ridgefield, and all schools in the town are in lockdown as a result.

Ridgefield Superintendent Deborah Low has released a statement saying: "Due to a report of a possibly suspicious person in the Branchville train station area, all schools have been put into lockdown.

"Branchville Elementary buses have been diverted to East Ridge Middle School and Branchville Elementary School students are in the auditorium."

A town official said a motorist travelling on Route 7 told police he saw a man with a rifle.

There is an increased police presence in the area.

Meanwhile, police are continuing to investigate Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where gunman Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults.

He also shot dead his mother earlier at the home they shared.

Police have revealed that two adults were injured and survived the school massacre.

In Newtown, Adam Lanza killed 27 people before turning the gun on himself

Officers are working 24 hours a day on the case and are planning to interview "many witnesses".

Police have vowed to analyse all evidence, including every single round of ammunition.

They also warned that anyone giving authorities information that was intended to mislead investigators could be prosecuted.

Barack Obama told the families of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook that mass shooting tragedies "must end".

Speaking at a vigil in memory of the victims, the US president told an emotional audience: "Newtown, you are not alone."

He struggled to maintain his composure - and there was audible sobbing throughout the packed hall - as he read the first names of each of the 20 children killed in America's worst school shooting.

Mr Obama's visit comes as the town braces itself for the first funerals for victims of Friday's shooting.

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