The Illinois plant shooter threatened to kill everyone if he got fired, but his coworker did not report the comments because he believed that the man 'was always making 'off the wall' statements,' according to an official review of the incident
Gary Martin made no secret of his intentions when he showed up for work at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois, on February 15, according to authorities.
He even told one employee,"If I get fired, I'm going to kill every mother*****r in here" and"I am going to blow police up." But the employee did not report the comments because he believed that Martin"was always making 'off the wall' statements," according to an official review of the incident. The employee was not named in the review.
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