NEWTOWN, Conn. — Investigators say they believe Adam Lanza tried to buy a gun at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Danbury on Tuesday, but was unsuccessful, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN’s Susan Candiotti.
Employees at the store – some 12 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary – have been interviewed and have searched the store’s surveillance cameras for evidence that Lanza had been there.
Also, a second law enforcement source has said that Lanza was involved in some kind of trouble at the school earlier this week. The source said the altercation was between Lanza and four adults, and occurred Thursday, the day before the shooting.
Three of those adults, the source added, were killed during Friday’s shooting.
The source was unable to say whether the disagreement took place inside or outside the school, but said that it apparently had something to do with him trying to enter the school.
Earlier, a law enforcement official told CNN’s Carol Cratty that Lanza had some sort of altercation with people at the school a few days before the shooting.
CNN
A gunman opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school on December 14, killing 26 people — 20 of them children. All of the children were either 6 or 7 years old. The gunman also killed his mother, police said.
13 Comments to “Lanza Tried to Buy Gun, Had Altercation with Victims Before Shooting”
December 15, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Typo in the headline. Great job.
December 15, 2012 at 1:52 PM
He wasn't (TIRED) he bought the guns and used them, I hope he's
doing his initial interview with the Devil!
December 15, 2012 at 3:28 PM
He didn’t buy the guns I dont think. I heard they were his mothers guns.
December 15, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Chisti, if that is the case, why would any parent have guns in the house when they know that they have a mentally ill, unstable child living with them? And why did he have access to such weapons in the 1st place? I think the mother is partially at fault for keeping the guns in the 1st place.
December 15, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Sorry, I meant Christi.
December 15, 2012 at 4:51 PM
why would you put a picture of a young "lanza" the media is so retartded! show his ugly grown up face! dont try to get the masses to sympathize with this heartless baby murderer!!!
December 15, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Hey, it worked for Trayvon Martin.
December 15, 2012 at 5:28 PM
Conn. State Police reported earlier today that the reports of an earlier incident w/victims was untrue & he used guns registered to his mother.
December 15, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Maybe the reporter was tired?
December 15, 2012 at 7:26 PM
That goes to show you that a criminal will always get a gun ,No matter how many gun laws are on the books or how many good citizens are systematically disarmed by these laws.
December 15, 2012 at 8:13 PM
No point harping on the mom… He shot her at the school, too. Also, this website is ridiculous with typo’s.
December 15, 2012 at 9:16 PM
I see many of you want to ban weapons. Remember the govt has guns too, an are you going get them to accord them up too? There was a police officer, in my state he killed his kids and wife.
December 19, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Also remember that the police only come AFTER you are a victim and that criminals dont care if buying or owning a gun is illegal. Welcome to the United States of Victims.