The state of Connecticut released the report on the investigation of the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on Monday and stated that there is extra security on hand at schools in Newtown.
The report, just released, approximately 48 pages long, provided no motive for the shootings, but also does not contain all of the evidence gathered in the aftermath of the grisly killings of 20 students and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School that took place on December 14 of 2012.
The report and its results was made available to the public on the Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice website on late Monday morning. Spokesman Mark Dupuis declined to say if the report and its findings have been made available to the families of the victims prior to the public release. In an effort to protect the privacy of the victim’s families, Dupuis said that steps have been taken to address those concerns.
The report concludes that the 20-year-old Adam Lanza acted alone when he fatally shot his mother at their home in Newtown and then went to the elementary school where he fatally shot 20 first-grade pupils and six adults and wounded two other adults.
“The purpose of the investigation was to determine what crimes had been committed and whether anyone will be prosecuted as a result of those crimes. Based on a painstaking investigation it is determined that there will be no arrests or prosecutions. The Connecticut State Police are to be commended for their tireless work on this investigation and their consideration of the families and victims involved,” State’s Attorney Sedensky said.
“With the release of this report today the investigation is closed, and no additional release of information or documents by this office is anticipated,” State’s Attorney Sedensky said.
A copy of the report was provided to Governor Dannel P. Malloy.
The extensive Connecticut State Police case report, which numbers several thousand pages on this tragic case, is completed, stated Stephen J. Sedensky III the State’s Attorney for the judicial district of Danbury in a written statement.
The report is available here.(PDF)