911 calls from the Newton elementary school shooting last year will be publicized on Wednesday, according to officials from the Connecticut town.
The Associated Press reported on Monday that a Connecticut Superior Court Judge ruled the recordings from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which left 20 children and six adults dead, will be released to the news organization, following an extensive tug-of-war with investigators, who have kept the records under wraps.
Stephen Sedensky III, the state's attorney who headed up the case, maintained that the tapes should not be publicized, but Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission still ruled in favor of the AP in September.
Newtown's first selectman's office released a statement on Monday that said the recordings will be publicized on Wednesday from a legal office in Danbury, AP reported. Judge Eliot Prescott announced last week that he would keep the tapes private if Sedensky wished to appeal, but the State Attorney didn't make a statement in response.
During the trial, Judge Prescott stated the importance of publicizing the tapes, saying that the public could use the evidence to weigh police's response to the calls.
"Delaying the release of the audio recordings, particularly where the legal justification to keep them confidential is lacking, only serves to fuel speculation about and undermine confidence in our law enforcement officials," the judge wrote.
20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School on the morning of December 14, after he'd killed his mother in their home. He shot his way through the school, leaving 20 children and six staff members dead.
