Police name 9 killed, 2 wounded in Conn. shootings; all except gunman were 49 or older

Police: Victims of Conn. gunman all 49 or older

MANCHESTER, Conn. — Police have named the nine people killed and two wounded in a shooting rampage at a Connecticut beer distributor. All except the gunman were age 49 or older, including a 77-year-old who was wounded.

Manchester police say those who died in Tuesday’s shootings at Hartford Distributors were 57-year-old Francis Fazio Jr., 56-year-old Douglas Scruton, 49-year-old Edwin Kennison, 51-year-old William Ackerman, 51-year-old Bryan Cirigliano, 60-year-old Craig Pepin, 50-year-old Louis Felder Jr. and 61-year-old Victor James.

Authorities say the gunman, 34-year-old Omar Thornton, fatally shot himself.

The survivors have been identified as 50-year-old company vice president Steven Hollander and 77-year-old Jerome Rosenstein. Hollander has been released from a hospital and Rosenstein is in serious condition.