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Sandy Hook probe hits gun shops, shooting ranges looking for Adam Lanza motive

Published: December 16, 2012 9:13 AM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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)

While local churches and President Barack Obama prepared to comfort a grieving town Sunday, federal agents planned to fan out to dozens of gun stores and shooting ranges across Connecticut, chasing leads they hoped would cast light on the life of school shooter Adam Lanza.

Among the questions: Why did his mother, a well-to-do suburban divorcee, keep a cache of high-power weapons in the house?...

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