Adam Lanza Photos: First Images of Connecticut School Shooter Released
by Free Britney at .The first photos of Adam Lanza have been released, along with more information on the 20-year-old responsible for the Connecticut school shooting massacre yesterday.
The Newtown, Conn., native was a child of the suburbs and of divorce who still lived with his mother, Nancy, in the quiet town about an hour from N.Y. City.
Friday, he began his day by shooting Nancy in the face.
As if that weren't disturbing and tragic enough, he then drove her car to nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, armed with two handguns and a semi-automatic rifle.
There, before turning his gun on himself, he shot and killed 20 children. Six adults were also killed at the school. Nancy Lanza was found dead in her home.
A relative told ABC News that Adam was "obviously not well."
Family friends in Newtown described the young man as troubled and described Nancy as rigid. "[Adam] was not connected with the other kids," said one.
"A little bit different ... Kind of repressed."
Federal authorities believe his mother may have once worked where the Connecticut school shooting occurred, although she was not a teacher, as originally reported.
Nancy and her husband Peter, Adam's father, divorced in 2009.
Peter Lanza, who drove to northern New Jersey to talk to police and the FBI, is a vice president at GE Capital and had been a partner at accounting giant Ernst & Young.
Adam's older brother Ryan Lanza, 24, has worked at Ernst & Young for four years, following in his father's footsteps and carving out a solid niche in the tax practice.
He too was interviewed by the FBI, but neither he nor his father is under any suspicion, despite erroneous reports originally naming Ryan Lanza as the killer.
"[Ryan] is a tax guy and he is clean as a whistle," a source familiar with him said.
Ryan Lanza (above, right) sent out a series of Facebook posts saying it wasn't him and that he was at work all day. Video records and card swipes at Ernst & Young confirm that.
Two federal sources say that an ID belonging to Ryan Lanza was found at the scene of the mass shooting, perhaps leading to the initial conclusion.
Neither Adam Lanza (above, left) nor Ryan has any known criminal history.
Sig Sauer and Glock handguns were used in the slaying, and .223 shell casings - a round used in a semi-automatic military-style rifle - were also found at the scene.
Nancy Lanza had numerous weapons registered to her, including a Glock and a Sig Sauer, plus a semi-automatic Bushmaster rifle, which holds .223 caliber rounds.
Friends and relatives of the Lanzas in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts are being interviewed by the FBI in an effort to put together a better picture of the gunman.
"I think the most important thing to point out with this kind of individual is that he did not snap this morning and decide to act out violently," said FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole
"These acts involve planning and thoughtfulness and strategizing in order to put the plan together so what may appear to be snap behavior is not that at all.
President Obama cried during a press conference when describing the "beautiful little kids" between five and 10 years of age who had been slain.
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Comments (47 Total)
Evil comes in all forms. We are all searching for some reason to explain why this young boy committed such a hateful crime to such innocent, young children. There is no explanation. Evil is all around us. We are all susceptible to it. All it takes is one thought, comment, or incident to creep into our minds and start spreading like an infectious disease. Look around. This has become a nation full of hate ,greed and pure selfishness. We only look out for ourselves. One man made a comment saying, " I cant wait to ask God about this.." God didnt do this. He promotes love and wants his people to help one another. Had one of us noticed Adam and his struggles, maybe offered him a hand or frienship, who knows if this tragedy may have been avoided. Regardless of what has transpired, it cant be undone. I do know that God will bring some goodness out of all this pain. Mothers and Fathers will hold their children dear and open their eyes to the little things that matter. The world needs love, more today than ever.
And Adam will be held accountable for his actions. We are all held accountable. Its easy to point a finger at someone else. Wrong is wrong, no matter what sin is committed.perversion and pornography, child molestation, incest,stealing, assault and battery on women. We have become more tolerant and accepting of these because they happen so often.
evil selfish heartless man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
his mother owning the gun wasnt the problem....guns dont kill people...people kill people........but i cant help but think mental health care here in the u.s. needs some help especially where people might become dangers to society. i think we as americans need to wake up guns are not the problem his mother owned the guns. she never killed no one and obviously respected the right to own fire arms.but did she protect her troubled son a little to much? and really the whole gun issue shouldnt even be a subject (yet).theese children who are victims their families and then even yet the survivors who will carry this for a very long time. i have three children and have no way to fathem what theese people feel.
man what a fucking nutcase.
Adam Lanza is a gay ass whore and big f**king faggot. What he did was terrible and I hope he rots in hell and I hope his death was painful.
Geez! I'll tell my 2 gay friends that being gay is just as bad as killing first graders according to your post?
Why would you be mean to your friends?