AURORA, Illinois—The gunman who killed five 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, authorities said on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Gary Martin, 45, who carried his pistol to work on Friday apparently suspecting to be fired, opened fire after being told of his termination in a meeting at the Henry Pratt Company plant in Aurora, Illinois, about 40 miles west of Chicago, police said.
