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Officials: Adam Lanza shot way into Sandy Hook Elementary

Originally published: December 16, 2012 10:47 AM
Updated: December 16, 2012 10:44 PM
By JO NAPOLITANO  jo.napolitano@newsday.com

Undated photo of Adam Lanza, who killed himself

Photo credit: NBC 4 NY | Undated photo of Adam Lanza, who killed himself after fatally shooting 27 people, including 20 schoolchildren, at a school in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. (Dec. 31, 2012)

The 20-year-old gunman shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School carrying hundreds of bullets, firing multiple times at each of his 26 victims, then killing himself with a handgun as authorities were closing in, officials said Sunday.

Adam Lanza, who forever changed the history of this quiet New England town, had shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, in the face at their home before driving her...

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