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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."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-08/55364759-04115208-187105.jpg "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 PressMANCHESTER, 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: Family, Connecticut, Career and Workplace, Social Issues, Racism
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In 911 Call, Shooter Says He Regretted Not Killing More People
![After killing eight people, Omar Thornton calmly called 911 and talked to a state police dispatcher for nearly four minutes, saying he "took things into his own hands" and regretted not killing more people before hanging up and killing himself as three police officers closed in.](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-08/55381481-06033518.jpg "After killing eight people, Omar Thornton calmly called 911 and talked to a state police dispatcher for nearly four minutes, saying he "took things into his own hands\" and regretted not killing more people before hanging up and killing himself as three police officers closed in.")
After killing eight people, Omar Thornton calmly called 911 and talked to a state police dispatcher for nearly four minutes, saying he "took things into his own hands" and regretted not killing more people before hanging up and killing himself as three...Tags: Victor James , Craig Pepin , Louis Felder , Career and Workplace, Social Issues
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Workers Tried To Stop Omar Thornton
Five employees of Hartford Distributors Inc. tried to warn their fellow workers or physically stop Omar Thornton during his shooting spree, including a 77-year-old man who tried to run him over with a golf cart.
But Thornton shot them and others, leaving...Tags: Firearms, Labor Legislation, Heart and Circulatory System, Crimes, Family
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After Killings, Return To Workplace Is Difficult
As Hartford Distributors prepares to reopen this week, beer deliveryman David Zylberman isn't sure he wants to go back.
"I don't even know if I can handle working again," said the 54-year-old Vernon resident. "I don't want to be behind [the wheel of]...Tags: McDonald's, Connecticut, Career and Workplace, Massachusetts, Anxiety
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Hartford Distributors Goes Back To Work, Eight Days After Massacre
Hartford Distributors Inc. employees gathered this morning shortly before 7 for a moment of silence before going back to work as a group, eight days after a workplace massacre that left nine people dead.
Teamsters Local 1035 secretary-treasurer and...Tags: M. Jodi Rell, John Larson, Employees, Vehicles, Retirement
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Enfield Woman Charged With Stealing Beer From Hartford Distributors
EAST WINDSOR — Police have arrested an Enfield woman on sixth-degree larceny charges for allegedly stealing beer from a Hartford Distributors truck, police said.
Christy A. Quail, 33, of 13 Burnham St., was captured on video surveillance recorded...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), East Windsor
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Memorial Remembers Victims Of Hartford Distributors Tragedy
Caught in the glare of a national spotlight, struggling through a week of numbness and anguish, those who lived through or responded to the mass murder at the Hartford Distributors warehouse came together to support each other, defend their quiet town and...Tags: Emergency Planning, Crimes, Murder, African Americans, Social Issues
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At Hartford Distributors, Work Brings Relief
!["I was afraid to come back, I admit it."](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-08/55483636-12024351.jpg ""I was afraid to come back, I admit it.\"")
"I was afraid to come back, I admit it."
Michael Raymond arrived at Hartford Distributors Inc. in Manchester at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, eight days after his coworker Omar Thornton killed eight men before turning the gun on himself in Connecticut's worst...Tags: South Windsor, Craig Pepin , Heart and Circulatory System, Rhode Island, Louis Felder
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Fatal Shootings Reponse: 'No One Died After Police Arrived On Scene'
As police on Friday concluded their on-scene investigation into Tuesday's mass killing at Hartford Distributors, they also began evaluating their response to the tragedy.
New details have emerged about the chaotic scene police encountered as they arrived...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Omar Thornton's Mother: He Was "No Monster"
![Omar Thornton's mother remembers her son as a "gentle spirit" who had "started to kinda change," she told CNN.](http://www.courant.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2010-08/55619337-18105837.jpg "Omar Thornton's mother remembers her son as a "gentle spirit\" who had \"started to kinda change,\" she told CNN.")
Omar Thornton's mother remembers her son as a "gentle spirit" who had "started to kinda change," she told CNN.
In an interview this week with CNN's Soledad O'Brien, Lillie Holliday said her son, who killed eight people at Hartford Distributors in...Tags: CNN (tv network), Social Issues, Hartford Distributors Shooting (2010), Racism
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Omar Thornton's Girlfriend: Racism Pushed Him Over The Edge
On Tuesday morning, as Omar Thornton left for work, he looked like he had something on his mind, his girlfriend Kristi Hannah said. She asked him three times what was wrong, but he said it was nothing. "He gave me a really big hug and two kisses that...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Career and Workplace
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Transcript of Omar Thornton's 911 Call
Dispatcher: State Police. Thornton: Is this 911? Dispatcher: Yeah, can I help you? Thornton: This is Omar Thornton, the, uh, the shooter over in Manchester. Dispatcher: Yes, where are you, sir? Thornton: I'm in the building. Uh, you probably want...Tags: Firearms, Defense, Social Issues, Racism
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