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Old 08-03-2010, 09:02 AM
 
Location: New England
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First off, my prayers and thoughts go out to the families affected by this act.

Secondly before this gets blown out of proportion and all the "haters" come out of the woodwork this was not a "random" street shooting. This individual premeditated the crime and it was work related. I have a feeling the shooter was not a resident in town.

Terrible.

http://www.courant.com/videobeta/?wa...ws-live-stream

http://www.courant.com/community/man...,3865241.story

UPDATE: Three Dead In Conn. Beer Distributor Shooting-Report - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100803-711828.html - broken link)

 
Old 08-03-2010, 09:11 AM
 
Location: New London County, CT
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Awful news. Innocent people just going to do their job senselessly shot...

Best to the familis

These things can happen anywhere. I don't think it's any type of reflection on Manchester. Years ago a man came in to our synagogue in Westport and shot his estranged wife and an administrative assistant. It's just a reflection on the perpetrator, not on the town...
 
Old 08-03-2010, 09:30 AM
 
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These kinds of attacks are scary as hell and seemingly more frequent, especially in this economy. People who get "pushed" into a corner figure they have nothing to lose.

Condolences to the families who have injured or lost loved ones.
 
Old 08-03-2010, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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My friend in TX heard about it before I did! She emailed me the link to the story she had.

How sad
 
Old 08-03-2010, 10:03 AM
 
Location: New London County, CT
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Default Insensitive Much

This type of thing can and does happen all sorts of places.

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Old 08-03-2010, 10:25 AM
 
Location: U.S.
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My thoughts are with these families.

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Old 08-03-2010, 10:27 AM
 
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ctnow.com is reporting that 8 were killed by this guy...He apparently had a high capacity rifle.

Manchester, Connecticut Shooting.: Several Dead; Omar Thornton Identified As Shooter - CTnow
 
Old 08-03-2010, 10:27 AM
 
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My thoughts are with these families.
Well said.

Sad thing to hear first thing in the morning. My thoughts go out to everyone involved in this tragedy.

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Old 08-03-2010, 10:38 AM
 
Location: U.S.
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Yes. i just saw that it's up to 8 victims too. Thats horrible. This is going to be a big tragedy for this state today....
 
Old 08-03-2010, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Secondly before this gets blown out of proportion and all the "haters" come out of the woodwork this was not a "random" street shooting. This individual premeditated the crime and it was work related. I have a feeling the shooter was not a resident in town.
I wasn't going to post after reading this but then again I realize I'm a hater of the human mind not of the city.... I just dont get it....What is triggering the mind to do such a thing...I will never understand....Cant they just kill themselves? I mean I hate humans but I would never hurt innocent people....I hate humans as a race not as individuals....something went wrong along the way and there's just too many people now it's irreversable unless mother nature can continue her course.

What I'd like to know is...1. Did this person have kids. 2. Where are his parents?
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