Sacked US man kills five fellow workers

A gunman who killed five fellow workers at an Illinois factory last Friday had just been sacked, and the plant manager and a human resources official were among his victims, authorities said yesterday.

Another victim was a 21-year-old college student who had started interning there that day.

Gary Martin (45) armed himself with a pistol before reporting for a meeting where he was told he was fired, the Aurora Police Chief told a news conference. She said most of his victims were in the same room, and that multiple spent rounds were found at the scene.