Have been communicating with lanza. Now, officials have not publicly released any evidence they have linking lanza to any motive or obsession with breivik, and Connecticut State Police say the investigation into the motive is not complete. So any statement regarding his intent is speculation. Back to you. Thank you. Following contentious debate, four gun control measures passed the colorado house yesterday, and they are headed to the state senate. The colorado house voted to limit gun ammunition magazines to 15 rounds, require background checks for all gun transactions, impose a fee for gun buyers to cover the costs of the checks, and ban concealed weapons on college campuses. During the debate, Vice President joe biden called democratic lawmakers to push for their vote. Overseas now, this morning we expect to learn more about the prosecutions case against double amputee South African olympian Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius arrived at a pretoria courthouse this morning for a bail hearing.
Lanza want to top breiviks death toll and targeted nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School because it was the easiest target with the largest cluster of people. Based on evidence they have collected, investigators also believe lanza was acting out the fantasy of a video shooting game as he killed 20 first grade students and six adults. Sources say lanza fired shots at the First Police Officers to respond as they moved through the schools parking lot. Unlike breivik who surrendered lanza killed himself as Police Closed in ending his massacre sooner than he intended apparently. Officials havent relegaled what led them to the motive. Sources say investigators have found evidence landers was obsessed with breivik. Theyve also recovered what they call a trove of violent video games from the basement of lanzas home. Sources say lanza spent countless hours there alone in a private gaming room with the windows blacked out honing his computeer shooting skills. Lanza made multiple visits to nearby g
Targeted. Back in court. Oscar pistorius breaks down during his bail hearing while hundreds ever miles away, his girlfriend is laid to rest. Fox 5 morning news continues right now. Right now. Good morning to you. Happy tuesday. February19th. Live look outside right now as we get this tuesday started. Chilly start to your day. You got a couple of raindrops in our future coming up a little bit later on today. Good morning to you again. Im wisdom martin. Im sarah simmons. We are following break introduction now in Prince Georges County a house fire in bowie. This is happening on peach tree lane. You can see from sky fox that the flames appear to be out but the crews tackling some pot spots. You can seat smoke still rising from that area. The Prince Georges County fire chief says the home is a total loss. We are told everyone inside the home was able to get out okay. Good news there. Well bring you some updates from the scene as we get them. Lets turn our attention now to what is going on
Cbs news has learned that the gunman, adam lanza, may have been motivated by the massacre in norway back in 2011. Connecticut police say that theory is not accurate. Susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. Good morning, susan. Reporter annemarie, good morning. Law enforcement sources tell us there is evidence adam lanza was obsessed with anders breivik, the killer in a massacre in norway in 2011 where 77 people died, and they say they know why lanza chose sandy hook elementary. The shooter in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre may have taken his inspiration from a mass murder that took place in norway a year and a half ago. Investigators tell cbs news that 20yearold adam lanza saw himself in direct competition with anders breivik. [ screams ] reporter breivik killed 77 people in july of 2011. Eight died in a bombing near a Government Center in oslo, 16 others were shot at a teen camp on a nearby island. Our sources indicate landers was obsessed with breivik and was tr
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