Mostly though it is just sensationalist reporting.
My thoughts exactly. Their definition of "thousands of dollars of violent video games" probably includes the PC/console(s) themeslvesm any peripheral hardware and every non-violent game in his collection.
This, for real. Plus given the horror of the shooting, people are still looking for anything they can point their finger at, and these douchebag investigators are giving them something. It's not hard to acquire thousands of dollars in games if you've played for several years, which I'm guessing Lanza did.