Date: 2/15/19
Summary: Gary Martin, 45, went on a rampage inside the warehouse in response to being fired from his job and died soon thereafter in a shootout with police. Among his victims were five dead coworkers and five injured police officers. Martin had a felony record and lengthy history of domestic violence; he was able to obtain a gun despite having had his Illinois firearms ownership identification card revoked. According to a report from prosecutors, Martin told a co-worker the morning of the shooting that if he was fired he was going to kill employees and police.
Location: Workplace
Fatalities: 5
Injured: 6
Gender: M
Type: Mass
Weapon: handgun
Age of Shooter: 45
Mental Health Details: No
Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/16/man-kills-five-warehouse-shooting-spree-shortly-after-being-fired-illinois-police-say/?utm_term=.9863ec4ffc41; https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/us/aurora-shooting-termination/index.html; https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-roll-out-gunshot-detectors-at-the-office-11550575801; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gary-martin-aurora-illinois-plant-gunman-threatened-violence-if-fired-prosecutors-say/
mental Health Sources: –
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Aurora, Illinois
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/16/man-kills-five-warehouse-shooting-spree-shortly-after-being-fired-illinois-police-say/?utm_term=.9863ec4ffc41;%20https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/us/aurora-shooting-termination/index.html;%20https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-roll-out-gunshot-detectors-at-the-office-11550575801;%20https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gary-martin-aurora-illinois-plant-gunman-threatened-violence-if-fired-prosecutors-say/
