Police have released the names of the victims in Friday’s mass shooting in Aurora, Illinois.
Five people were killed when a man who was being let go from his job opened fire at the Henry Pratt Co. in the Chicago suburb.
Another employee and five police officers were also wounded, according to Aurora police. They’ve received treatment at local hospitals.
Police say 45-year-old Gary Martin had been working at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois, for 15 years and was being terminated Friday.
Here’s what we know about the people who died in the shooting:
” Clayton Parks of Elgin, Illinois, was the human resources manager at Henry Pratt.
” Trevor Wehner, a student at Northern Illinois University, was a human resources intern.
” Russell Beyer was a mold operator from Yorkville, Illinois.
” Vicente Juarez from Oswego, Illinois, was a stockroom attendant and forklift operator at the company.
” Josh Pinkard, also of Oswego, was the plant manager.
Police Chief Kristen Ziman says all of the dead were found in the same general area of the facility. A sixth worker was shot but survived and was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Authorities say 45-year-old Gary Martin also shot and wounded five police officers before officers killed him inside the suburban Chicago warehouse.
Police say the fired worker who killed five people at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois, was able to buy the gun he used because an initial background check didn’t catch that he had a prior felony conviction in Mississippi.
Aurora police Chief Kristin Ziman said Saturday that Gary Martin was issued a firearm owner’s identification card in January of 2014 after he passed the initial background check.
She says he bought the Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun on March 11, 2014, and that his 1995 felony conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi wasn’t flagged until he applied for a concealed carry permit five days later. That application process includes vetting using a more rigorous digital fingerprinting system.
The Associated Press also contributed to this story.
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