HR Intern Trevor Wehner, 22, was killed on his first day on the job
Police have identified the five victims who were killed in a workplace shooting in a factory in Aurora, Illinois.
Shooter Gary Martin, 45, opened fire on Friday, shortly after he was terminated from his job of 15 years at the Henry Pratt Co. industrial valve manufacturing plant, police said. Martin died in a police shootout.
Slain were Human Resources Manager Clayton Parks, HR Intern Trevor Wehner, mold operator Russell Beyer, stockroom attendant and forklift operator Vincente Juarez, and plant manager Josh Pinkard.
Wehner, the intern, was a 22-year-old student at Northern Illinois University.
He was starting his first day at Henry Pratt when he was killed. according to a family friend.
Trevor Wehner was a 22-year-old student at Northern Illinois University. He was starting his first day at Henry Pratt when he was killed and is seen above with his girlfriend Winter Lane
Human Resources Manager Clayton Parks, seen with his family, was killed when an employee opened fire the moment he was told he was being let go from the job
Josh Pinkard, the plant manager at the Henry Pratt Co. industrial valve manufacturing plant, was also killed when the shooter opened fire
The ages of the other victims were not immediately clear. A sixth male employee at the plant was also injured in the shooting.
All of the victims were found dead at the scene in the same close area of the plant, according to police.
Six police officers were also injured in the shooting, but none of their injuries are life-threatening. The six wounded officers ranged in age from 23 to 54.
Martin likely knew he was about to be fired and brought a gun into the meeting, opening fire on all present as soon as he was given the news, Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman said Saturday .
She said she doesn't know exactly what he had been told or why he
