Premeditated: The Columbine High School Massacre
The word ‘premeditated’ is defined as, an act done with willful deliberation or an act that has been planned in advance.
Many murders and crimes are usually premeditated, they can be linked back to something that may have been done or planned days, months or even years before. Many of these can be traced back by looking at the journals, notebooks, or video entries that these people may have kept. The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting which occurred on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
In addition to shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters arriving to the scene, propane tank bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices set around …show more content…
From his house, Adam grabbed three guns; a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle made by Bushmaster and pistols made by Glock and Sig Sauer. He continued to go to the elementary school wearing black clothes and a military vest. Approximately 700 students were present on December 14, 2012 and classes were scheduled as normal. As Adam tried to get into the school, the doors were locked. Earlier this year, the school principal, Dawn Hochsprung, ordered a new security system installed that required visitors to be visibly identified and buzzed in. As part of the security system, the school locked its doors each day at 9:30 a.m after the main rush of students and parents arrive to the school. Adam Lanza didn’t let this stop him; he shot through the locks and killed the principal and the school psychologist. Adam Peter Lanza and his mother lived in Sandy Hook, 5 miles from the elementary school where the shooting occurred. Adam did not have a criminal record. In fact, he actually attended Sandy Hook Elementary School before he transferred to St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Newtown, and then Newtown High School, where he was a straight A honor student. His mother then removed him from the Newtown public school system his sophomore year and homeschooled him because she did not like the school district 's plans for her …show more content…
Adam did not have a criminal record. In fact, he actually attended Sandy Hook Elementary School before he transferred to St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Newtown, and then Newtown High School, where he was a straight A honor student. His mother then removed him from the Newtown public school system his sophomore year and homeschooled him because she did not like the school district 's plans for her son.
Students and teachers who knew him in high school said Adam was an "intelligent, but nervous and fidgety". He avoided attracting attention and was uncomfortable socializing. He is not known to have had any close friends in school because he was always very shy in his classes.
According to the Hartford Courant and Frontline, Adam was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder when he was about 6. This disorder does not have official status by the medical community as a formal diagnosis but is frequently one of the characteristics of
Many murders and crimes are usually premeditated, they can be linked back to something that may have been done or planned days, months or even years before. Many of these can be traced back by looking at the journals, notebooks, or video entries that these people may have kept. The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting which occurred on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
In addition to shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters arriving to the scene, propane tank bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices set around …show more content…
From his house, Adam grabbed three guns; a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle made by Bushmaster and pistols made by Glock and Sig Sauer. He continued to go to the elementary school wearing black clothes and a military vest. Approximately 700 students were present on December 14, 2012 and classes were scheduled as normal. As Adam tried to get into the school, the doors were locked. Earlier this year, the school principal, Dawn Hochsprung, ordered a new security system installed that required visitors to be visibly identified and buzzed in. As part of the security system, the school locked its doors each day at 9:30 a.m after the main rush of students and parents arrive to the school. Adam Lanza didn’t let this stop him; he shot through the locks and killed the principal and the school psychologist. Adam Peter Lanza and his mother lived in Sandy Hook, 5 miles from the elementary school where the shooting occurred. Adam did not have a criminal record. In fact, he actually attended Sandy Hook Elementary School before he transferred to St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Newtown, and then Newtown High School, where he was a straight A honor student. His mother then removed him from the Newtown public school system his sophomore year and homeschooled him because she did not like the school district 's plans for her …show more content…
Adam did not have a criminal record. In fact, he actually attended Sandy Hook Elementary School before he transferred to St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Newtown, and then Newtown High School, where he was a straight A honor student. His mother then removed him from the Newtown public school system his sophomore year and homeschooled him because she did not like the school district 's plans for her son.
Students and teachers who knew him in high school said Adam was an "intelligent, but nervous and fidgety". He avoided attracting attention and was uncomfortable socializing. He is not known to have had any close friends in school because he was always very shy in his classes.
According to the Hartford Courant and Frontline, Adam was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder when he was about 6. This disorder does not have official status by the medical community as a formal diagnosis but is frequently one of the characteristics of