9 Dead In Manchester, Conn. Workplace Shooting

[mad1]

Nine people are dead in a workplace shooting at a family-owned beer and wine wholesaler in Manchester, according to state police.

Sources said Omar S. Thornton, 34, was a driver for Hartford Distributors and was described by a Teamsters Union official as a recent hire and a "disciplinary problem."

"The union was bringing him in to meet with the company to remedy the problem," said John Hollis, a Teamsters official. "He started shooting."

Thornton shot a number of people and then shot himself with a .223 caliber semiautomatic rifle as police approached and is dead, sources said. Two people were shot outside the building and five were shot inside, police sources said.

Hollis declined to describe the nature of the disciplinary problem, and he said he wasn't certain if the meeting had taken place when the shooting started. A law enforcement source said Thornton had been suspected of stealing from the business.

Joanne Hannah, who lives in the Enfield neighborhood where Thornton lived until about a month ago, said her daughter Kristi had dated Thornton for eight years. Thornton, who is black, had complained about being racially harassed at work. Thornton brought his complaints to his superiors, who did nothing about it, she said her daughter told her.

Manchester, Connecticut Shooting.: Several Dead; Omar Thornton Identified As Shooter - chicagotribune.com

[Shipuuden]

Heard about this on the radio this morning, there was a shooting at a birthday party as well.

What a crazy SOB, of course the left will just try to use this as an excuse for gun control...

[Steve R Jones]

That or he's from Miami.

[Toadman]

We've seen his pics now, Sorry that reality threw ice-water on the Liberal hard-on. Sucks huh? There'll be more opportunities for sure so hang in there.

[Gomer]

We've seen his pics now, Sorry that reality threw ice-water on the Liberal hard-on. Sucks huh? There'll be more opportunities for sure so hang in there.

What are you talking about?

[Theophylact]

What are you talking about?

The fact that he's black. Automatically makes him a liberal, I suppose, just like Clarence Thomas and Alan Keyes.

[Chuckiechan]

Actually, blacks don't have a reputation for mass murder like this one. That is usually reserved for white whackos.

Too bad one of the workers didn't have a gun and know how to use it.

[SiliconJon]

Do not seek any deeper understanding or discussion of the matter at hand. Fall in line. Otherwise your behavior will be considered dangerous - an arrestable offense. And TIPS to the Perfect Citizens for identifying another hazardous citizen.

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