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Key facts

Full name Adam Peter Lanza[2]
Born April 22, 1992, Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.[2]
Died December 14, 2012, Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
Role Perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting[1]

Adam Lanza was an American mass murderer who carried out the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on 14 December 2012, killing his mother, 20 children, and 6 adult staff members before taking his own life.

Context

Adam Lanza was an American mass murderer best known for carrying out the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on 14 December 2012. He killed his mother before the school attack and then killed himself; the event is described in the sources as one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history [1]. The shooting left 26 people dead at the school and 2 injured at the school [3].

Documented claims

  • Adam Lanza killed his mother before the school shooting. [1]
  • He killed 20 children and 6 adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. [1]
  • He took his own life as law enforcement arrived at the school. [1]

Questions and answers

When did Adam Lanza commit the Sandy Hook shooting?

He committed the shooting on 14 December 2012 [1].

How many people did Adam Lanza kill at Sandy Hook Elementary School?

He killed 20 children and 6 adult staff members at the school, plus his mother beforehand [1].

How did Adam Lanza die?

He took his own life as law enforcement arrived at the school [1].

Sources

  1. Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | Facts & Timeline — britannica.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Sandy Hook shootings: Four things revealed by FBI files — bbc.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Adam Lanza | Bullying | School Shooting | High Impact — youthtrainingsolutions.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People