Sacked US factory killer shoots dead five

By By Robert Chiarito
Updated February 17 2019 - 1:01pm, first published 12:57pm
US factory worker Gary Martin opened fire at a meeting after he was sacked, killing five people.
US factory worker Gary Martin opened fire at a meeting after he was sacked, killing five people.

The gunman who killed five of his co-workers and wounded five policemen at an Illinois factory was a violent felon who nevertheless obtained a state permit to buy a firearm despite being legally barred from owning one.

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