Newtown police officers at the crime scene on Yogananda Street, where Adam Lanza lived with his mother in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 15, 2012 (© Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Sandy Hook shooter destroyed his hard drive before attack, police say

12/18/2012

Before Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza destroyed so many lives, he apparently destroyed his computer hard drive — perhaps using a hammer or a screwdriver. A source described the state of Lanza's computer, on which he reportedly liked to play a violent video game, as "pretty bad," telling the Daily Beast, "If he destroyed the computer, that means there are things on there that would concern him." The source also noted that the damage would complicate law enforcement efforts to recover information pertinent to the case. It also might indicate that Lanza had planned the attack in advance. "The kid knew what he was doing," the source said. "This was a planned event." [Source]

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