Shooter Smashed Hard Drive Prior to Connecticut Tragedy
December 18, 2012
National News
Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza reportedly smashed his hard drive prior to the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Lanza home / Getty Images
A new interview in The Sun is also shedding light on Lanza’s days in Newtown leading up to the killings. Peter Wlasuk, the Lanzas' plumber, said that Adam lived in a windowless basement with walls covered with pictures of tanks and other military equipment.
“It was a beautiful house but he lived in the basement. I always thought that was strange,” Wlasuk said. “But he had a proper set-up down there — computers, a bathroom, bed and desk and a TV. There were no windows.”
He added, “The boys were fans of the military. They had posters all over the wall in the basement. They had one poster of every piece of military equipment the US ever made… with every tank ever made.
Peter continued, “I’m not blaming the games for what happened. But they see a picture of a historical gun and say, 'I’ve used that on Call of Duty.’”
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I would like to bring up a point that I have not heard on tv or radio about the tragedy in Connecticut. As a father of 3 daughters and an avid hunter and outdoorsman I believe that everyone that owns a gun should have a safe to store them in and if children are in the household they should not have access to the combination. The shooter was underage , under21,and had those guns been locked in a safe maybe this would not have happened. As gun owners we all need to be aware that safety comes first, and that a proper place of storage is a priority. It's small things like this that are overlooked that could really make a difference. May god bless all the families affected by this tragedy. Thank you. ...Romeo Herrera.