Classmates recall Adam Lanza rarely spoke at school and showed a keen interest in electronics and violent video games.
New details about gunman Adam Lanza emerged as Newtown wrapped up a wrenching week of farewells, with funerals scheduled Saturday for three more of the 20 slain children at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
High school classmates recalled that Lanza was the awkward kid who wore
the same clothes to school every day. He rarely spoke and even gave a
school presentation entirely by computer, never uttering a word.
He
liked tinkering with computers and other gadgets, and seemed to enjoy
playing a violent video game, choosing a military-style assault rifle as
one of his weapons.
Lanza fatally shot his mother on Dec. 14 before blasting his way into Sandy Hook, where he slaughtered 20 children and six adults before killing himself.
In high school, Lanza would walk through the hallways, awkwardly pressing himself against the wall while wearing the same green shirt and khaki pants every day. He hardly ever talked to his classmates
"As long as I knew him, he never really spoke," said Daniel Frost, who took a computer class with Lanza and remembered his skill with electronics. Lanza could take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes.
Lanza seemed to spend most of his time in the basement of the home he shared with his mother, who kept a collection of guns there, said Russell Ford, a friend of Nancy Lanza's who had done chimney and pipe work on the house.
Lanza fatally shot his mother on Dec. 14 before blasting his way into Sandy Hook, where he slaughtered 20 children and six adults before killing himself.
In high school, Lanza would walk through the hallways, awkwardly pressing himself against the wall while wearing the same green shirt and khaki pants every day. He hardly ever talked to his classmates
"As long as I knew him, he never really spoke," said Daniel Frost, who took a computer class with Lanza and remembered his skill with electronics. Lanza could take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes.
Lanza seemed to spend most of his time in the basement of the home he shared with his mother, who kept a collection of guns there, said Russell Ford, a friend of Nancy Lanza's who had done chimney and pipe work on the house.
Nancy Lanza was often seen around town and regularly met friends at a
local restaurant. But her 20-year-old son was seldom spotted around
town, Ford and other townspeople said.
The basement of the Lanza home had a computer, flat-screen TV, couches
and an elaborate setup for video games. Nancy Lanza kept her guns in
what appeared to be a secure case in another part of the basement, said
Ford, who often met her and other friends at a regular Tuesday gathering
at My Place, a local restaurant.
During the past year and a half, Ford said, Nancy Lanza had told him
that she planned to move out West and enroll Adam in a "school or a
center." The plan started unfolding after Adam turned 18.
"She knew she needed to be near him," Ford said. "She was trying to do what was positive for him."
Ford said Nancy Lanza didn't elaborate on what type of services she
wanted her son to receive. He said she made fewer appearances at the
restaurant in recent months.
Mark Tambascio, owner of My Place, said Nancy Lanza described the same plan to him, saying she might move to Washington state.
Back in high school, Frost recalled, someone brought in a video game
called "Counter-Strike," a shooting video game in which players compete
against each other as either terrorists or counter-terrorists.
Lanza "seemed pretty interested in the game," Frost said, and would
play it with other students. He remembers the weapons Lanza chose: an M4
military-style assault rifle and a Glock handgun.
Authorities said Lanza used a military-style assault rifle and carried
handguns during the rampage at the school. They still have no clear
reason why Lanza would lash out at defenseless first-graders and their
caretakers.
State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said a final report on the investigation could be months away.
A moment of silence was held Friday in remembrance of those killed at
the school. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gathered with other
officials in rain and wind on the steps of the Edmond Town Hall as the
bell rang. Similar commemorations took place across the U.S.
Also on Friday, the National Rifle Association called for armed police
officers to be stationed at schools. Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the nation's
largest gun-rights lobbing group, said at a Washington news conference
that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a
gun."
LaPierre blamed video games, music and videos for exposing children to violence.
The founder of a video game website said he expects tens of thousands
of players of online shooter games to participate in a 24-hour
cease-fire that started at noon Friday. Antwand Pearman, founder of
GamerFitNation, said the cease-fire is meant to show respect for those
killed in the Newtown shooting. He said video games don't cause
violence.
Services are scheduled Saturday in Connecticut for 7-year-old Josephine
Gay and 6-year-old Ana Marquez-Greene. A service was also planned in
Utah for 6-year-old Emilie Parker.
A spokeswoman for the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association says
the last victim funerals it knows of are taking place Saturday, although
some of the burials are private. - sumber
No comments:
Post a Comment
Cakaplah apa saja yang benar asalkan tidak menghina sesiapa