Judge to listen to Sandy Hook 911 calls

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A Connecticut judge said Friday that he wants to hear the 911 recordings from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting before ruling whether they can remain secret as a state prosecutor and the town of Newtown fight an order to release them.

The state’s Freedom of Information Commission ruled in September that the recordings should be provided to The Associated Press, but a prosecutor asked for a stay while he appeals that order.

New Britain Superior Court Judge Eliot Prescott said he wants to listen to the calls before deciding on the request for a stay. He set a Nov. 25 hearing on whether the recordings can be sealed so he can access and hear them.

The AP has sought the recordings in part to examine the police response to the Dec. 14 massacre of 20 children and six educators inside the school.