Police Reports Detail ‘Arsenal’ at Newtown Shooter’s Home : The Two-Way : NPR
Police found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, guns, three photos of “what appears to be a deceased human covered with plastic” and other evidence when they searched the Newtown, Conn., home of killer Adam Lanza, according to records released Thursday.
Five search warrants, which include lists of what detectives discovered in the first few days after the Dec. 14, 2012, mass shooting that left 20 school children and six educators dead, were made public. We’ll embed them below. Though not overly graphic, they do include some details about what investigators saw when they discovered the body of Nancy Lanza, the gunman’s mother, at the home.
There isn’t anything else said in the warrants about the photos of what appear to be a dead person, but it is noted that Lanza had saved a New York Times article about a shooting at Northern Illinois University. It’s also reported that investigators found “one handwritten note pad with what appears to be to do lists for Nancy Lanza from December 14 through December 20.” And they came upon an “Adam Lanza National Rifle Association certificate.” While some computers, gaming consoles and other electronic devices were recovered, there was “a smashed hard drive on top of a desk in what is believed to be Adam Lanza’s bedroom.” He had a gun safe in the room, as well. A witness, whose name was redacted, told investigators that Lanza “rarely leaves his home.”
The Hartford Courant begins its report on the warrants this way: “Newtown shooter Adam Lanza kept an arsenal of guns, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, swords and knives at his home, search warrants released Thursday indicate.”
The Stamford Advocate leads with this: “Investigators found a trove of evidence … seven journals and drawings, three photos of dead people covered in plastic and possibly blood, and a huge cache of ammunition scattered through the home. … A gun safe and a military-style uniform were in his bedroom. Among other items in the home: three samuarai swords with blades ranging from 13 to 28 inches, 10 other knives, both X-box 360 and Sony Playstation game consoles and handwritten notes with locations of various gun shops.”
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