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Affidavit: Conn. Shooter Stole Empty Kegs, Cases

HARTFORD, Conn. (Aug. 12) -- The man who fatally shot eight co-workers at a Connecticut beer distributor stole cases of beer and empty kegs worth more than $400, according to court records. An affidavit obtained Thursday by The Associated Press said Omar Thornton, a truck driver at Hartford Distributors Inc. in...

Steven Slater and the Art of Going Out With a (Harmless) Bang

(Aug. 10) -- Steven Slater's cushioned, sliding adieu to his JetBlue employers is the talk of the country, an almost playful version of the "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore" speech delivered by Peter Finch's TV news broadcaster character in the Oscar-winning movie "Network." (If JetBlue has any...

Connecticut Woman Charged With Taking Beer From Shooter

EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (Aug. 7) -- Police have arrested a woman suspected of accepting stolen beer from a delivery truck driven by the man who fatally shot eight co-workers at a Connecticut beer distributor. Officers arrested Christy Quail, 33, of Enfield, on Friday after receiving a videotape showing her accepting beer from...

Conn. Gunman Called 911, Said He Shot Up 'Racist Place'

HARTFORD, Conn. (Aug. 5) -- A black 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 "handled the problem" but wished he had shot more people. Omar Thornton called 911 after shooting 10 co-workers - eight fatally - on Tuesday morning at Hartford...

911 Call Released in Deadly Connecticut Shooting

ENFIELD, Conn. (Aug. 5) -- A woman hiding under her desk tells an emergency dispatcher that a co-worker is in the midst of a shooting spree. The dispatcher presses for any information about the man. "I don't know anything," the woman says, according to a 911 tape released Wednesday. "He's a tall black guy. He's like the...

Omar Thornton News From the Web

05/17/12 Joshua Ledet: Wows "American Idol" Judges Source: ABC - WCHS 8 - Charleston WV It's up to the voters to decide -- but if the "American Idol" judges had their way, the winner of last night's competition would be Joshua Ledet.
05/16/12 Website set up by killer's mom upsets co-workers Source: Broadcast Newsroom HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ' The union representing workers at a Connecticut beer distributor is speaking out against a website set up by the mother of a man who killed eight employees.
05/16/12 Workers at site of fatal Conn. shootings upset by... Source: FOX - KDSM 17 - Des Moines IA The union representing workers at a Connecticut beer distributor is speaking out against a website set up by the mother of a man who killed eight employees.