EXCLUSIVE: Fear of being committed may have caused Connecticut gunman to snap


NEWTOWN, Conn. – The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility, according to a lifelong resident of the area who was familiar with the killer’s family and several of the victims’ families.

Adam Lanza, 20, targeted Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown after killing his mother early Friday because he believed she loved the school “more than she loved him,” said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew up not far from where the shooting took place. Flashman, a U.S. Marine, is the son of a pastor at an area church where many of the victims' families worship.

“From what I've been told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and (her) plans to have him committed," Flashman told FoxNews.com. "Adam was apparently very upset about this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what I understand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, what set him off.”

A senior law enforcement official involved in the investigation confirmed that Lanza's anger at his mother over plans for “his future mental health treatment” is being looked at as a possible motive for the deadly shooting.


Flashman was told Nancy Lanza had begun filing paperwork to get conservatorship over her troubled son, but that could not be confirmed because a court official told FoxNews.com such records are sealed. The move would have been necessary for her to gain the legal right to commit an adult to a hospital or psychiatric facility against his will. A competency hearing had not yet been held.

Adam Lanza attended the Sandy Hook School as a boy, according to Flashman, who said Nancy Lanza had volunteered there for several years. Two law enforcement sources said they believed Nancy Lanza had been volunteering with kindergartners at the school. Most of Lanza's victims were first graders sources believe Nancy Lanza may have worked with last year.

Perhaps if the ACLU hadn't got its panties in a bunch to defeat legislation for easier commitment this could have been avoided.

So now the Leftists will argue that if this dirtbag wasn't threatened with being locked up for being crazy, everything would have been fine, ergo, no one should ever be thrown in the looney bin no matter how deranged for fear they might "snap".

It is also being rumored that per Adam Lanza's uncle, Adam was taking Fanapt, a powerful anti-psychotic with a history of some nasty side effects.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/201...in-newtown.html

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So now the Leftists will argue that if this dirtbag wasn't threatened with being locked up for being crazy, everything would have been fine, ergo, no one should ever be thrown in the looney bin no matter how deranged for fear they might "snap".

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OK, this whole story keeps getting more confusing. This article (OP) states that she was volunteering at the school. I read earlier that she wasn't, I'm confused:
1. "And the official said investigators were unable to establish any connection so far between her and the school."
2. "No one has heard of her,” said Lillian Bittman, who served on the local school board until 2011. “Teachers don’t know her.""
3. "...but at a news conference Saturday, the school superintendent said there was no evidence that she had ever worked at the school as a full-time or substitute teacher, or in any other capacity."

That's one of the reasons that people start to have a lot of doubts about these events, there are just so many contradictions that no one knows what/who to believe.

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It is also being rumored that per Adam Lanza's uncle, Adam was taking Fanapt, a powerful anti-psychotic with a history of some nasty side effects.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/201...in-newtown.html

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OK, this whole story keeps getting more confusing. This article (OP) states that she was volunteering at the school. I read earlier that she wasn't, I'm confused:
1. "And the official said investigators were unable to establish any connection so far between her and the school."
2. "No one has heard of her,” said Lillian Bittman, who served on the local school board until 2011. “Teachers don’t know her.""
3. "...but at a news conference Saturday, the school superintendent said there was no evidence that she had ever worked at the school as a full-time or substitute teacher, or in any other capacity."

That's one of the reasons that people start to have a lot of doubts about these events, there are just so many contradictions that no one knows what/who to believe.

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steph--

Don't males who have problems with psychosis tend to get worse in their early 20's.

I get the impression that the mother was a little bit weird herself. It seems the older brother didn't have much contact with his mother and sibling.

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OK, this whole story keeps getting more confusing. This article (OP) states that she was volunteering at the school. I read earlier that she wasn't, I'm confused:
1. "And the official said investigators were unable to establish any connection so far between her and the school."
2. "No one has heard of her,” said Lillian Bittman, who served on the local school board until 2011. “Teachers don’t know her.""
3. "...but at a news conference Saturday, the school superintendent said there was no evidence that she had ever worked at the school as a full-time or substitute teacher, or in any other capacity."

That's one of the reasons that people start to have a lot of doubts about these events, there are just so many contradictions that no one knows what/who to believe.

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You don't think officials aren't looking a lot of lawsuits here and answered the way they did to at least delay the issue? It's a small town. People knew them. Keep in mind that during the immediate aftermath those people are in shock.

AS far as all the crazy conspiracies coming out, it doesn't help the real issue of getting help for these sick young adults. It makes it worse.

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Many untreated schitzophrenics are called "homeless."

Have you heard the one about the Japanese lady asking a bag lady in NYC, "Can you tell me how to get to the Museum of Modern Art?"

The bag lady looked her up and down and said, "You f-ing found Pearl Harbor by yourself, you can f-ing find the museum by yourself."

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steph--

Don't males who have problems with psychosis tend to get worse in their early 20's.

I get the impression that the mother was a little bit weird herself. It seems the older brother didn't have much contact with his mother and sibling.

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The news media has gotten this story wrong so many times no one knows the truth, other than the kid was nuts and taking drugs. For twenty four hours the cops said he used two 9mm pistols and the rifle was in his car. And I have no doubts this is not correct, the woman spent the summer teaching a crazy kid on drugs how to drive a car. She had no respect for other people. Did notice a report that no one had claimed her and her sons bodies.

Has anyone seen a report of the size of magazines he had, trying to determine what an assault magazine is.

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Quote: steph wrote in post #8

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Quote: FP123 wrote in post #6

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OK, this whole story keeps getting more confusing. This article (OP) states that she was volunteering at the school. I read earlier that she wasn't, I'm confused:
1. "And the official said investigators were unable to establish any connection so far between her and the school."
2. "No one has heard of her,” said Lillian Bittman, who served on the local school board until 2011. “Teachers don’t know her.""
3. "...but at a news conference Saturday, the school superintendent said there was no evidence that she had ever worked at the school as a full-time or substitute teacher, or in any other capacity."

That's one of the reasons that people start to have a lot of doubts about these events, there are just so many contradictions that no one knows what/who to believe.

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You don't think officials aren't looking a lot of lawsuits here and answered the way they did to at least delay the issue? It's a small town. People knew them. Keep in mind that during the immediate aftermath those people are in shock.

AS far as all the crazy conspiracies coming out, it doesn't help the real issue of getting help for these sick young adults. It makes it worse.

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Don't forget, the MSM and politicians had no problem making this all about guns and gun control. If this new information is correct, the focus should be on monitoring people taking powerful anti-psychotics and infusing common sense to counter all that 'compassion' by the ACLU.

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