Connecticut released the official report of the shootings that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year. A 
link to the full report, which was released yesterday, is below. More questions arise than are answered in the report. Is there a trauma-informed approach that would have asked different questions and come up with different answers? Possibly. But such an approach might be more useful in developing ways to prevent other mass murders. Either way, the conclusion would likely be the same:
link to the full report, which was released yesterday, is below. More questions arise than are answered in the report. Is there a trauma-informed approach that would have asked different questions and come up with different answers? Possibly. But such an approach might be more useful in developing ways to prevent other mass murders. Either way, the conclusion would likely be the same: The obvious question that remains is: “Why did the shooter murder twenty-seven people, including twenty children?” Unfortunately, that question may never be answered conclusively, despite the collection of extensive background information on the shooter through a multitude of interviews and other sources. The evidence clearly shows that the shooter planned his actions, including the taking of his own life, but there is no clear indication why he did so, or why he targeted Sandy Hook Elementary School.
It is known that the shooter had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life and to interact with others, even those to whom he should have been close. As an adult he did not recognize or help himself deal with those issues. What contribution this made to the shootings, if any, is unknown as those mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have predicted his future behavior. He had a familiarity with and access to firearms and ammunition and an obsession with mass murders, in particular the April 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado. Investigators however, have not discovered any evidence that the shooter voiced or gave any indication to others that he intended to commit such a crime himself.
Note: In October and November, 2013, Sandy Hook Elementary School was demolished.
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