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    Aug 2, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. Memorial To Be Dedicated Wednesday To Eight Workers Slain A Year Ago At Hartford Distributors Inc. In Manchester

    — 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.
    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: Arts and Culture, Murder, Massacres, Douglas Scruton, Columbine High School Massacre (1999)

    2. Aug 3, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. Sculpture Garden Unveiled Today Memorializes HDI Workers' Lives

    One 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.
    The Hartford Courant
    One 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: Hartford Distributors, Richard Blumenthal, Douglas Scruton, Assault, Health and Safety at Work

    3. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. 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.
    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: Hartford Distributors, Unions, Newington, Career and Workplace, Bryan Cirigliano

    4. Aug 4, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Francis Fazio, Of Bristol, Made Effort To Warn Others

    They were picking their loads when the shooting started.
    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: Hartford Distributors, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Plainville, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Coca-Cola Co.

    5. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. 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.
    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: Companies and Corporations, New York Mets, Family, Career and Workplace, Employees

    6. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. 9 Dead In Manchester Workplace Shooting

    Omar Thornton almost slept through his 6 a.m. wakeup call Tuesday, springing to life only after the teenage brother of his girlfriend nudged him awake.
    Omar Thornton almost slept through his 6 a.m. wakeup call Tuesday, springing to life only after the teenage brother of his girlfriend nudged him awake. The 34-year-old kissed his girlfriend Kristi Hannah goodbye, told her he loved her, and then left...

    Tags: Murder, Firearms, Heart and Circulatory System, Injuries and Wounds, Theft

    7. Sep 10, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Disgruntled Employee Kills 2 in Kraft Food Plant Shooting

    PHILADELPHIA -- Minutes after a woman was suspended from her job at a Kraft Foods Inc. plant and was escorted out, she returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody, police said.
    Associated Press
    PHILADELPHIA -- Minutes after a woman was suspended from her job at a Kraft Foods Inc. plant and was escorted out, she returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody, police...

    Tags: Hartford Distributors, The Associated Press, Murder, Plant Openings, Health and Medical Professionals

    8. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Family, Friends Of Omar Thornton Say He Never Showed A Violent Side

    EAST HARTFORD — Omar Thornton's family had heard he was having problems at his job at Hartford Distributors in Manchester. But he was so soft-spoken and laid-back that no one knew how much of an impact the problems were having on him. "I never in a...

    Tags: Employers, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Employees, Employment

    9. Aug 4, 2010 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. Decoding The Signs, Averting The Horror

    The pattern is familiar: Someone goes on a shooting rampage in the workplace, and experts in mental health, law enforcement and the media struggle to find lessons in the aftermath. That's what happened after four employees were shot to death at the...

    Tags: Murder, Employers, Connecticut, Firearms, Career and Workplace

    10. Aug 5, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  10. Officials: Connecticut Shooter Was Selling Beer To 3rd Party

    The president of a beer distribution company says the employee who went on a shooting rampage there had been systematically stealing beer and selling it to a third party.
    The president of a beer distribution company says the employee who went on a shooting rampage there had been systematically stealing beer and selling it to a third party. Ross Hollander, president of Hartford Distributors in Manchester, said the...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Connecticut, Crimes, Social Issues

    11. Aug 6, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  11. Warehouse Gunman's Chilling Call To 911 Released

    The man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was "a racist place" and that he had taken matters into his own hands to "handle the problem."
    The man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was "a racist place" and that he had taken matters into his own hands to "handle the problem." Omar Thornton, 34, called 911 after shooting 10 co-workers -...

    Tags: Murder, South Windsor, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Enfield

    12. Aug 6, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Warehouse Gunman's Chilling 911 Call Released

    MANCHESTER, Conn. -- The man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was "a racist place" and that he had taken matters into his own hands to "handle the problem."
    Associated Press
    MANCHESTER, Conn. -- The man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was "a racist place" and that he had taken matters into his own hands to "handle the problem." Omar Thornton, 34, called 911 after...

    Tags: Murder, South Windsor, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), KTLA, Injuries and Wounds

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On August 4, disgruntled employee Omar Thornton opened...
(October 30, 2010)
August 4 - Beer distributors shooting rampage
where he spoke publicly for the first time about the tr...
(August 5, 2010)
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Ross Hollander takes a moment to compose himself before...
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