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The Straight Story

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Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:03 AM Dec 2012

Family member: Suspect had form of autism

Authorities hadn't divulged many details about Lanza as of Friday night. He had no known criminal record, a law enforcement official said.

A member of Lanza's family told investigators that he had a form of autism, according to a law enforcement official, who spoke under condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the investigation.

His father, Peter Lanza, remarried and lived not too far from Newtown, an official said. He was questioned by authorities after the shooting. So, too, was 24-year-old brother Ryan Lanza, who was seen being taken away by police from a residence in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Yellow crime tape, meanwhile, surrounded the Newtown home that the gunman shared with his mother Nancy Lanza.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/justice/connecticut-shooting-suspect-profile/index.html

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