The 20-year-old killer who went into a Connecticut elementary school had a troubled past and few friends. That was part of an emerging portrait of the man who killed 20 children and at least six adults, including his mother, before taking his own life.
Adam Lanza lived with his mother in and reportedly suffered from a personality disorder.
A law enforcement source told Fox 5 News that Lanza killed his mother, Nancy Lanza in her kindergarten classroom.
Police were investigating another body found in the family's Sandy Hook home. The identity of that victim had not been released.
Adam Lanza had another brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J. He was mistakenly reported to be the killer.
Police say that Lanza drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in his mother's car.
Three guns were found at the scene - a Glock and a Sig Sauer, both pistols, inside the school, and a .223-caliber rifle in the back of a car.
Fox 5's Ti-Hau Chang cited a law enforcement source that Lanza came into the school wearing black clothing over a bullet proof vest. Chang reported that Lanza might have been mistaken for a member of the clergy and allowed into the school.
A law enforcement official who said Adam Lanza had a possible personality disorder said Ryan Lanza had been extremely cooperative, was not believed to have any involvement in the rampage and was not under arrest or in custody, but investigators were still searching his computers and phone records. Ryan Lanza told law enforcement he had not been in touch with his brother since about 2010.
Police did not release any motive for the killings.
Facebook Mystery
There is a frenzy of confusion surrounding the two brothers at the center of today’s elementary school shooting. Unconfirmed Facebook photos of a person named Ryan Lanza have circulated widely on the internet, but Gawker reports that the photos might be of the wrong Ryan Lanza. While reports pour in and the real picture of what happened is being put together, here are the facts that we do know:
600 students, 50 faculty in Sandy Hook Elementary School at around 9:40 AM when the gunman entered the building.
The gunman, suspected to be Adam Lanza, opened fire inside Connecticut elementary school, killing 26 people, including 20 children. Deaths include the school principle, the school psychologist, the shooter and four other adults.
Calls started going in to 911 by 9:41 AM
The shooter, suspected to be Adam Lanza, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside the school.
The AP confirms the suspect is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred, a law enforcement official said Friday. Police initially misidentified the suspect as his older brother, Ryan Lanza, who is now in custody.
At least three weapons were found inside the school, including a .223 Bushmaster assault rifle, a Glock and Sig Sauer handgun. The shooter was reportedly wearing a mask, a bulletproof vest and dark clothing.
Facebook photo of a Ryan Lanza, with ties to Hoboken, N.J., and Newtown, Conn., emerges:
Ryan Lanza has a Facebook page that posted updates Friday afternoon that read that “it wasn’t me” and “I was at work.” Followed by radio silence.
A second law enforcement official says the boy’s mother, Nancy Lanza, who was a kindergarten teacher at the school, was found dead at her home.
Police surrounded a Hoboken, N.J., apartment on Grand St., where the alleged shooter’s older brother lived, and took him into custody.
Adam Lanza’s girlfriend and another friend are missing in New Jersey.
Adam Lanza’s older brother, Ryan, 24, of Hoboken, N.J., is being questioned by police, who initially and mistakingly identified him as the suspect.
Apparently, Adam Lanza’s mother, who was killed, had had a dispute with her son prior to the shooting.
President Obama gives tearful address and orders all flags at half-mast:
Connecticut State Police have “tentatively identified” gunman, but are not prepared to make an official statement.
Police say one person who was injured survived, the Vice Principal of the school.
Sources state that all three weapons were registered to the mother of Adam Lanza, Nancy Lanza.
There is speculation about mental state of the gunman.
CT Governor Malloy addresses media in Newtown, CT, says “Evil visited this community today,” and “We’ll get through this.”
Authorities confirm gunman is Adam Lanza. Ryan Lanza, his brother, questioned in Hoboken, N.J. No indication he’s considered a suspect.
RYOT NOTE: There are no words to describe this terrible tragedy. These families will need help. Please considering donating to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Victims Relief Fund to support this devastated community.