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Newtown shooting
Richard H. Donohue, Jr., M.A.
Why this event?
School
Magnitude of the event
Weapons
Adam lanza
20 years old
Parents divorced in 2009
Lived with mother
Medical, mental health, developmental issues
Adam lanza
We will discuss more on the suspect next week
This link gives a brief introduction to Lanza’s background:
https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/21/justice/newtown-shooter-adam-lanza-report
The shootings
Home
Lanza kills his mother, Nancy
Sandy Hook Elementary School
20 children
6 adults
Lanza kills himself
Link to the shootings (no victims shown):
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/a-look-back-sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting/
Response
Police respond to school within 3 minutes
No shots are fired by police
Rendezvous point for children/parents: fire station
Lanza’s home
Evidence from computer destroyed
Response 2018 Report
Connecticut State Police After Action Report, January 2018
Responding to the scene
Self-deployment
Preventing blue-on-blue
Crime scene management
Roles and responsibilities
FINDINGS: Suspect
Mental health
Firearms purchases
Leakage?
I want YOU to look at the warning signs to determine what should be done and what could have been done to prevent this violence, and when.
What happens next?
School is demolished
Gun control issue
President Obama’s Remarks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhxjS1FO33c