Gunman who killed 5 at warehouse was 'disgruntled' employee with a felony record, police say [View all]
Source: The Washington Post
By Kristine Phillips February 16 at 2:07 PM
An employee who was being fired from his job at an Illinois warehouse fatally shot five people at his workplace and wounded five police officers using a handgun he owned illegally, authorities said.
The rampage began Friday afternoon, when Gary Martin, 45, was called into a meeting inside the warehouse in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Ill., and was told he was being fired. Martin then shot the three employees who were at the meeting and two others who were nearby, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman told reporters Saturday. Among the dead was an intern on his first day of work.
Martin had a lengthy criminal record, including several arrests and a two-decade-old felony conviction that should have kept him from acquiring the weapon.
Investigators have said little else that would explain the shooting spree, including why Martin, who had worked at the warehouse for 15 years, was fired. Police do not know if Martin knew of his termination and planned the shootout beforehand.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/16/man-kills-five-warehouse-shooting-spree-shortly-after-being-fired-illinois-police-say/
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