The gunman in a deadly shooting spree at a manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Ill., where five employees were killed and five officers were wounded Friday, was set to be fired by the company, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told reporters at a news conference Friday night. In a statement Friday night, Mueller Water Products - the parent company of Henry Pratt - said it "is shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific tragedy that occurred today at our Henry Pratt Facility." John Probst, a Henry Pratt employee who escaped the building, told WLS-TV in Chicago that he saw a man holding a pistol with a laser sight. Ziman did not know whether Martin was targeting specific employees or if his actions were part of a "classic workplace shooting." "Every police officer dreads days like this one, yet these four courageous Aurora officers and their colleagues did not hesitate to literally put their lives on the line today to stop further bloodshed.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2019 04:27 UTC