Five dead in Illinois workplace shooting

CHICAGO – At least five people have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in Illinois west of Chicago city in the US, the Radio Pakistan reported.

The shooting took place at a manufacturing company in Aurora, a suburb about 40 miles west of Chicago.

Several police officers were also wounded in the shootout, including two of the first who entered the building, at a manufacturing complex in Aurora, Illinois.

A spokesman of police said the gunman, identified as 45-year-old Gary Martin, believed to be an employee of the facility, was also killed.

In a tweet, US President Donald J Trump has lauded law enforcement and expressed his condolence to all of the victims and their families.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1096547516290543617

The police said that the motive for the shooting is not known yet.

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