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Francis Fazio

Case from Manchester, CT dated Aug 03, 2010

Victim Details

Francis J. Fazio

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Manchester

CT

2010-08-03

57

Francis

Fazio

07/20/2026

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On a summer morning in Manchester, Connecticut, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of Francis J. Fazio Sr., a 57-year-old male resident of Bristol. On August 3, 2010, Fazio was at his longtime place of employment, Hartford Distributors, where he had worked for 28 years. What began as a typical workday ended in a violent rampage that claimed the lives of eight people, including Fazio. The gunman, a disgruntled employee named Omar Thornton, opened fire on his colleagues after a disciplinar ...
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