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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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Mass Killer's Mother Angers Victims' Families With Fund
FOX CTA memorial fund planned by the mother of Omar Thornton, who shot and killed eight people at Hartford Distributors Inc. in Manchester in August 2010 and then killed himself, has drawn sharp criticism from a Teamsters union officer speaking for the victims'...Tags: East Hartford, Human Interest, Social Issues, Hartford Distributors, Justice and Rights
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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: Human Interest, Hartford Distributors, Manchester, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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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: Human Interest, Hartford Distributors, Radio Industry
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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: Bryan Cirigliano , Francis Fazio , Hospitals and Clinics, Louis Felder , Juvenile Delinquency
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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: Francis Fazio , Bryan Cirigliano , Human Interest, Louis Felder , Douglas Scruton
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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: Human Interest, Social Issues, Hartford Distributors, Manchester, Charity
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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: Campaign Finance, Human Interest, Hartford Distributors, Charity
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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: Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions, Sprained Ankle, Human Interest, Michael Irvin
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Picnic Fundraiser For HDI Memorial Is May 14
The Hartford Courant— Organizers of a planned memorial to eight Hartford Distributors workers who were killed last year are urging people to get involved and give to the cause. A fundraising picnic hosted by the Manchester Rotary Club is scheduled for May 14 from noon...Tags: Career and Workplace, Social Issues, Harley-Davidson Inc., Hartford Distributors, Motorcycling
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Bryan Cirigliano, President Of Teamsters Local
About a dozen grim-faced people stood in the front yard of Bryan Cirigliano's home at 26 Sleepy Hollow Road in Newington, near the West Hartford town line, on Tuesday afternoon.
Cars lined the quiet street of modest homes, and three police officers stood...Tags: Bryan Cirigliano , Career and Workplace, Hartford Distributors, West Hartford, Unions
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Francis Fazio, Of Bristol, Made Effort To Warn Others
They were picking their loads when the shooting started.
The older drivers at Hartford Distributors, the guys with the most seniority, always picked their delivery routes first, before the younger drivers got to choose.
The drivers would gather in a...Tags: Francis Fazio , Coca-Cola Co., Hartford Distributors, Plainville, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Craig Pepin, 60, Coach And Mentor
Each time Craig Pepin would stop by the South Windsor Parks and Recreation Department, he would poke his head into Ryan Kane's work space and say hello.
Sometimes they'd talk about baseball. Sometimes family. Kane, assistant director of the department,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Soccer, Sports, Family
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