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Manhunt underway for ex-cop shooter

Feb. 7: Described as 'one of the more dangerous shooters we've seen in a long time,' police say 33-year-old Christopher Dorner has already killed three people and is gunning for more. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.  (Nightly News)Described as 'one of the more dangerous shooters we've seen in a long time,' police say 33-year-old Christopher Dorner has already killed three people and is gunning for more. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)

Police: Aurora shooter planned for 2 months

Jan. 10: Police in Aurora, Colorado say that lone gunman James Holmes planned the 2012 movie theater massacre for months, accumulating an arsenal online and photographing himself with his weapons. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.  Police in Aurora, Colorado say that lone gunman James Holmes planned the 2012 movie theater massacre for months, accumulating an arsenal online and photographing himself with his weapons. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (TODAY)

New details uncovered about shooter's mom

Dec. 15: Nancy Lanza is being described by a family member as a "survivalist," and someone who owned a collection of guns. Nancy Lanza is the mother of Connecticut shooter Adam Lanza. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. Nancy Lanza is being described by a family member as a "survivalist," and someone who owned a collection of guns. Nancy Lanza is the mother of Connecticut shooter Adam Lanza. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (msnbc)

Conn. police: 'Good evidence' found at home of shooter's mom

Dec. 15: Connecticut state police hold a news conference to update the investigation into Friday's deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (NBC News)Connecticut state police hold a news conference to update the investigation into Friday's deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (TODAY)

Superintendent: Shooter's mom not school employee

Dec. 15: Janet Robinson, the superintendent of the Newtown public school district, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer, Janet Robinson, the superintendent of the Newtown public school district, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer, "we have no Nancy Lanza in our database… she may have been a substitute teacher." (TODAY)

Weapons purchased legally by shooter's parents

Dec. 15: Adam Lanza, 20, was heavily armed, carrying at least three weapons that appear to be legally purchased by his parents despite strict gun control laws in Connecticut. NBC News' Pete Williams reports.  Adam Lanza, 20, was heavily armed, carrying at least three weapons that appear to be legally purchased by his parents despite strict gun control laws in Connecticut. NBC News' Pete Williams reports. (TODAY)

New details on shooter emerge overnight

Dec. 15: Authorities say the man behind one of the worst mass shootings in US history was a 20-year-old whose mother worked at the school and whose brother has told them he had a history of mental problems. NBC's Pete Williams reports. Authorities say the man behind one of the worst mass shootings in US history was a 20-year-old whose mother worked at the school and whose brother has told them he had a history of mental problems. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (TODAY)

Alleged shooter's guns belonged to his mother

Dec. 14: Investigators believe the gunman shot his mother at home, where he lived with her, and are researching the suspected gunman's writings, looking for any clues as to what might have precipitated one of the worst mass shootings in history. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)Investigators believe the gunman shot his mother at home, where he lived with her, and are researching the suspected gunman's writings, looking for any clues as to what might have precipitated one of the worst mass shootings in history. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Shooter confirmed in Connecticut killings

Dec. 14: WNBC's Jonathan Dienst reports that 24-year-old Ryan Lanza was the alleged shooter in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. WNBC's Jonathan Dienst reports that 24-year-old Ryan Lanza was the alleged shooter in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. (NewsNation)

Details emerge about suspected Conn. shooter

Dec. 14: NBC's Pete Williams has more on the suspected gunman involved in Friday's deadly Connecticut school shootings. NBC's Pete Williams has more on the suspected gunman involved in Friday's deadly Connecticut school shootings. (msnbc)

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