FOXNews.com: Connecticut passes bill that prevents release of photos, video from Newtown shooting

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Connecticut passes bill that prevents release of photos, video from Newtown shooting Jun 5th 2013, 12:48 Published June 05, 2013 Associated Press Teddy bears, each representing a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sit on a wall at a sidewalk memorial, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP2012 The Connecticut House of Representatives has given final legislative passage to a compromise that would prevent the release of crime scene photos and video evidence from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and other homicides. The 130-2 vote at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, the final day of the legislative session, came a half hour after the Senate passed it on a 33-2 vote. The bill creates a new exemption under the state's Freedom of Information Act. It prevents the release of photographs, film, video, digital or other visual images depicting a homicide victim if such records "could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy of the victim or the victim's surviving family members." Family members of Sandy Hook victims were on hand for both votes.

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