Editing Gary Montez Martin (section)

==The shooting==
The first reports of the shooting began to arrive at 1:24 p.m., with the first officers arriving four minutes from the first call. Witnesses said they saw Martin carrying a handgun with a green laser sight attached.The shooting prompted a multi-agency response with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the United States Marshals Service assisting local police.

Martin returned fire when law enforcement arrived. Officers reported at 2:59 p.m. that Martin had been shot and killed. The exchange of gunfire lasted about 90 minutes. In total, five people were killed by Martin. Five police officers were injured along with another civilian.

The five victims fatally shot were male workers at the Henry Pratt plant: a 32-year-old human resources manager, a 37-year-old plant manager, a 46-year-old mold operator, a 55-year-old stock room attendant and forklift operator, and a 21-year-old student of Northern Illinois University on his first day as a human resources intern. A sixth plant employee sustained gunshot wounds during the shooting, and was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries.