Newtown Council Decides Fate of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooter's Home

The Newtown Legislative Council voted Wednesday night to raze the former home of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza.

The council voted 10-0 to destroy the home, according to the News-Times.

There was no public discussion by council members.

The property is located at 36 Yogananda St.The Board of Selectmen recommended that the council vote to raze the house earlier this month.

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Twenty-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother Nancy in the home before driving to Sandy Hook elementary School where he shot and killed 20 students and six educators.

A number of neighbors wrote to the council that seeing the house was a terrible reminder of the unspeakable evil that occurred on Dec. 14, 2012, according to the Hartford Courant.

The property was acquired by the Town of Newtown for no cost, according to NBC. It was given to the town by Hudson Savings Bank.

The property belonged to Ryan Lanza, Nancy Lanza’s other son. He authorized the house to be sold by an attorney.

Read the full News-Times story here.

Read the full NBC story here.

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