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Dec 14, 2012 2:25 PM
karen lotz;1342925 wrote:He killed his mother, who was a teacher at the school. Most of the victims were his mother's students.
Why was she not at school? This took place around 9:30. Wonder if he made her call in sick or something? If a teacher just didn't show up for that long people would wonder what was going on.
Dec 14, 2012 2:25pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:25 PM
WebFire;1342946 wrote:Why was she not at school? This took place around 9:30. Wonder if he made her call in sick or something? If a teacher just didn't show up for that long people would wonder what was going on.

That'll be a interesting question and answer.
Dec 14, 2012 2:25pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:26 PM
gut;1342944 wrote:Pyschologists are going to have a field day with this one. I don't know how long of a drive that is, but that sort of separation would seem very unique and just beyond comprehension.
I think its about an hour, Hoboken is just on the other side of the Hudson from Manhattan, and Connecticut isn't a far drive.
Dec 14, 2012 2:26pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:27 PM
gut;1342944 wrote:Pyschologists are going to have a field day with this one. I don't know how long of a drive that is, but that sort of separation would seem very unique and just beyond comprehension.
It's 1 hour 35 minutes according to Google
Dec 14, 2012 2:27pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:27 PM
WebFire;1342946 wrote:Why was she not at school? This took place around 9:30. Wonder if he made her call in sick or something? If a teacher just didn't show up for that long people would wonder what was going on.
She was at school, they found her body at the school, just confirmed.
Dec 14, 2012 2:27pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:28 PM
WebFire;1342946 wrote:Why was she not at school? This took place around 9:30. Wonder if he made her call in sick or something? If a teacher just didn't show up for that long people would wonder what was going on.

if he shot her before going to school, she wouldn't need to call in sick. I'd guess they would think something was going on, but her being shot by her son who is on the way to her school is probably not really high on the list of possibilities. They probably just tried to call her, got a sub to fill in until they got a hold of her, and carried on with the day.
Dec 14, 2012 2:28pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:28 PM
Pick6;1342934 wrote:I'm from as-rural-as-you-can-get Ohio and we even had an armed officer in school part time.
I stand corrected then, my bad.
Dec 14, 2012 2:28pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:28 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;1342950 wrote:She was at school, they found her body at the school, just confirmed.

wait what? they found a body at his parents house I thought?
Dec 14, 2012 2:28pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:30 PM
karen lotz;1342953 wrote:wait what? they found a body at his parents house I thought?
I have the news on now, they are saying they confirmed that the guy's mom is dead in the school ... and they now are saying there is no dead body in Hoboken.
Dec 14, 2012 2:30pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:31 PM
BigAppleBuckeye;1342954 wrote:I have the news on now, they are saying they confirmed that the guy's mom is dead in the school ... and they now are saying there is no dead body in Hoboken.

oh, good reporting by everyone then.
Dec 14, 2012 2:31pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:32 PM
CBS is reporting there was a body in a home connected with another person they have in custody. Obviously still a lot of rumors and speculation as of now.
Dec 14, 2012 2:32pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:32 PM
and now apparently the guy whose facebook account was shared is posting that it wasn't him and he's on the bus home from work.
Dec 14, 2012 2:32pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:33 PM
I htought the initial body was a gf/wife not the mom. I never heard anything but the mom being dead at the school. Not sure which station reported that.
Dec 14, 2012 2:33pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:34 PM
karen lotz;1342957 wrote:and now apparently the guy whose facebook account was shared is posting that it wasn't him and he's on the bus home from work.
Sucks to be that guy if it's true. His profile pic has over 10,000 shares, with pretty much the expected responses.
Dec 14, 2012 2:34pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:35 PM
karen lotz;1342957 wrote:and now apparently the guy whose facebook account was shared is posting that it wasn't him and he's on the bus home from work.
Gee, there's a shocker. It's like tat Joel Rifkin episode of Seinfeld.
Dec 14, 2012 2:35pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:35 PM
Just read that a man in china stabbed 22 people at an elementary school today? Anyone else see that!?? Wtf!!
Dec 14, 2012 2:35pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:36 PM
karen lotz;1342957 wrote:and now apparently the guy whose facebook account was shared is posting that it wasn't him and he's on the bus home from work.

What? Really?? I saw that same pic on foxnews just a second ago.
Dec 14, 2012 2:36pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:37 PM
gorocks99;1342959 wrote:Sucks to be that guy if it's true. His profile pic has over 10,000 shares, with pretty much the expected responses.
That's an understatement. Imagine learning of this horrible tragedy, and as you keep reading you see that you've been identified as the gunman!

Somewhere some dumbasses are going "what, wait, this scum is still alive?!?"
Dec 14, 2012 2:37pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:37 PM
That'd be one hell of a coincidence to have two Ryan Lanza's that both are from one town and now live in another town.
Dec 14, 2012 2:37pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:38 PM
Midstate01;1342965 wrote:What? Really?? I saw that same pic on foxnews just a second ago.
They probably just did what everyone else did - heard the name, went on Facebook, pulled the first pic they could find. If the initial ID of the shooter was wrong, they (the media) done fucked up this guy's life like whoa.
Midstate01;1342967 wrote:That'd be one hell of a coincidence to have two Ryan Lanza's that both are from one town and now live in another town.
And I agree, that would be weird.
Dec 14, 2012 2:38pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:38 PM
gorocks99;1342959 wrote:Sucks to be that guy if it's true. His profile pic has over 10,000 shares, with pretty much the expected responses.
how do you see the # of shares and comments?
Dec 14, 2012 2:38pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:39 PM
derek bomar;1342969 wrote:how do you see the # of shares and comments?
If you scroll down the timeline, there's the number of shares underneath the profile pic update. 12,369 at this time. When you click on that, you see the comments when people shared the photo.

https://www.facebook.com/rlanza?fref=ts
Dec 14, 2012 2:39pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:40 PM
CBS says police found 2 hand guns with the shooter and the .223 rifle was in his car at the school.
Dec 14, 2012 2:40pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:41 PM
There is a Ryan Lanza on Twitter with a very depressing line of tweets
Dec 14, 2012 2:41pm
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Dec 14, 2012 2:42 PM
Heart goes out to the kids.
Hug your kids.
Dec 14, 2012 2:42pm