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Omar Thornton was the suspected shooter in a workplace shooting at Hartford Distributors, in Manchester, Conn. on August 3, 2010. Thornton is believed to have shot and kiiled eight co-workers before killing himself.
Omar Thornton was the suspected shooter in a workplace shooting at Hartford Distributors, in Manchester, Conn. on August 3, 2010. Thornton is believed to have shot and kiiled eight co-workers before killing himself.
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Gun Shop Where Newtown Weapon Purchased Loses Firearms License
A gun shop in East Windsor, which sold the weapon used in the Newtown school massacre, has lost its federal license to sell guns. ATF agents raided the Riverview Gun Sales shop a few days after the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nancy...Tags: Firearms, Hartford Distributors, South Windsor, Politics, Theft
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Manchester Group Hosts Community Forum On Gun Violence
The Hartford CourantA community forum is scheduled for Wednesday to address gun violence from perspectives of religion, law enforcement, education and politics. The forum — Our Community Reflects On Gun Violence — is co-sponsored by Manchester Community College...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Manchester Community College, Hartford Distributors, East Hartford
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Sources: East Windsor Gun Shop Sold Guns Used At HDI And In Newtown
The Hartford Courant— The guns used in the last two mass murders in Connecticut were purchased at same East Windsor gun shop. Records show that Omar Thornton, who killed eight people and himself at Hartford Distributors Inc. in 2010, purchased both the Glock and...Tags: Firearms, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Laws, Hartford Distributors, South Windsor
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27 Dead, Including 20 Children, At Sandy Hook School Shooting In Newtown
The Hartford Courant StaffTwenty-seven people, including 20 children, are dead after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Another person was found dead at 36 Yogananda St. in Newtown, sources told The Courant, and the gunman was found dead inside the school. The...Tags: Virginia Tech, Politics, Dannel P. Malloy , Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), FBI
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Timeline: Deadly Mass Killings
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others: The...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Andrew Williams, Steven Kazmierczak, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Scott Evans Dekraai
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Rotary Club To Give Check To HDI Family Fund
— The Rotary Club of Manchester has given $6,500 to the Hartford Distributors Inc. family fund. The money was left over from fundraising for a memorial garden honoring the eight men who were shot and killed at the beer distributorship last August,...Tags: Hartford Distributors, Human Interest, Political Fundraising, Charity
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HDI Fundraiser Set For Friday At Adams Mill
The Hartford Courant— To help reach its fundraising goal for a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers, the Rotary Club of Manchester is teaming with radio station WCCC-FM for an event Friday at Adams Mill Restaurant. The club, which is trying to raise about...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Manchester, Hartford Distributors, Radio Industry, Human Interest
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Fundraising For Hartford Distributors Memorial Near Goal
The Hartford Courant— Months of fundraising for a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers has just about reached the goal, organizers said Monday. "A few more details need to be worked out to finalize our numbers and, at this point in time, the total collected...Tags: Hartford Distributors, Radio Industry, Human Interest
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Memorial To Be Dedicated Wednesday To Eight Workers Slain A Year Ago At Hartford Distributors Inc. In Manchester
The Hartford Courant— The violence that spread through Hartford Distributors Inc. on Aug. 3, 2010, was followed that same day by the sudden appearance of a white dove, a symbol of peace and a sign to one bereaved widow that her husband's soul had found refuge....Tags: Employees, Politics, Aetna Inc., Bryan Cirigliano , William Ackerman
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Sculpture Garden Unveiled Today Memorializes HDI Workers' Lives
The Hartford CourantOne year ago, Enfield police Officer William Vieweg was standing beside a golf cart outside Hartford Distributors Inc. looking at what he thought was a dead man in the driver's seat. Vieweg had been working a regional truck enforcement detail nearby...Tags: Employees, Hartford Distributors, Francis Fazio , Politics, Bryan Cirigliano
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Shooting Makes Fermi Coach, Manchester Officer Beeler Appreciate Father's Day More
The Hartford CourantEdmanuel Reyes, a deranged man with two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun, would spray 100 or so bullets at arriving police officers, at their vehicles, at surrounding houses. One of those bullets that ugly late May afternoon in Manchester would pierce...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sprained Ankle, South Windsor, Hartford Distributors, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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HDI Memorial Effort Still Far Short Of Goal
The Hartford Courant— The total cost of a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers will be about $69,000, and after paying expenses for a fundraising picnic and other services, organizers are still far short of their goal. "We raised a little under $40,000 at...Tags: Social Issues, Manchester, Hartford Distributors, Human Interest, Charity
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