an employee at a beer distributorship in connecticut, shot and killed eight co-workers before turning the gun on himself tuesday. now, the town of manchester is in grief. and many are asking why this happened. here is american landscape coverage from wtnh in new haven. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us today. i m sonia baghdady. and i m darren kramer. an emotional day for the state today. police say omar thornton opened fire at hartford distributors where he worked around 7:30 this morning. he killed eight people. then, turned the gun on himself. two others were wounded. our team coverage begins with news 8 jamie muro, live in manchester, with what took place today. jamie? reporter: sonia, good evening. still a small police presence here on chapel road. hartford distributors, the