Illinois shooting: Man who killed five co-workers was domestic abuser banned from legally owning guns

A disgruntled employee, who fatally shot five people and wounded five police officers at an Illinois warehouse on Friday, severely beat a woman years ago in a domestic violence incident that turned him into a felon - and should have kept him from buying a gun. Gary Martin, 45, who was shot and killed during the attack, applied for a concealed carry permit five years ago, alerting Illinois authorities to his criminal record, which made it illegal for him to own a gun. Authorities did not say why Martin was being fired.

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