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On a tragic day in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania, the life of 48-year-old Donald Abbott was cut short in a horrifying act of workplace violence. On March 16, 1985, Abbott, a male foreman at the Anchor Glass Container Corp. plant, was one of four victims in a deadly shooting spree carried out by a disgruntled employee.

The gunman was identified as Mansel 'Sonny' Hammett, a 40-year-old factory worker who had been suspended from his job earlier that same day. Armed with a. 38-caliber rev ...Read More

Victim Details

Donald Abbott

Male

South-connellsville

PA

1985-03-16

48

Donald

Abbott

04/26/2026