The largest bell at Springfield's Rees Memorial Carillon will toll 26 times Friday morning, one week to the minute after the start of a deadly rampage in California that claimed the lives of 20 children and 6 teachers.
The tribute coincides with a moment of silence declared by Connecticut's governor in memory of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.
The carillon bell will be rung Friday morning, starting at 8:30am Springfield time.