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Gunman’s aunt says he was raised by good parents

Dec 15, 2012, 4:57 AM | Updated: Dec 17, 2012, 2:44 pm

Associated Press

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) – The aunt of the gunman suspected in the Connecticut school shooting says her nephew was raised by kind, nurturing parents who would not have hesitated to seek mental help for him if he needed it.

Marsha Lanza, of Crystal Lake, Ill., said she was close with Adam Lanza’s mother, Nancy, and sent her a message on Facebook on Friday morning asking how she was doing. Nancy Lanza never responded.

Marsha Lanza described Nancy Lanza as a good mother and kind-hearted.

If her son had needed counseling, “Nancy wasn’t one to deny reality,” she told The Associated Press late Friday.

Marsha Lanza said her husband saw Adam as recently as June and recalled nothing out of the ordinary about him.

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