NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A Connecticut judge on Tuesday ordered the release of the 911 tapes of calls from Sandy Hook Elementary School made during the Dec. 14th shooting spree that killed 20 children and six adults.
Supreme Court Judge Eliot Prescott directed officials to release the audio recordings by Dec. 4, a date chosen to give the state, which has fought the release, time to appeal.
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission had ordered Newtown police to provide journalists with copies of the audio recordings, but officials appealed the ruling.
State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky said in a statement he was reviewing the judge's decision.
On Monday, Sedensky released a report on the Newtown massacre that concluded the shooter, Adam Lanza, had acted alone, but that his motivation for the attack "may never be answered." (Reporting by Edith Honan; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz; Editing by Scott Malone)
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