At Least Nine Dead at Conn. Beer Distributor in Workplace Violence Incident

At least nine people, including the gunman, were shot and killed and others wounded Tuesday at a beer distributor, Hartford Distributors,  in Manchester, Conn. Police said the suspect, Omar Thornton, turned the gun on himself when approached by police, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant reported. Officials said the suspect walked into a building and opened fire, WTNH-TV, Hartford, reported. Police were alerted to the situation when someone called and said "somebody's been shot, there's a victim down," a Manchester police lieutenant related at a press briefing. A spokesman for the union which represents some of the workers at the beer company said the gunman, a driver at the company, was hired about a year ago and came to work today to face a disciplinary hearing.