Police say the killer was a temporary employee who robbed colleagues

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BOLINGBROOK, Illinois – Bolingbrook police said the man who opened fire on WeatherTech on Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring two others, was a temporary officer named Charles McKnight.

Shooting in Bollingbrook: 3 shots, 1 deadly, in the WeatherTech building

Bollingbrook police responded to a call to the office near WeatherTech on Saturday morning.

Police have identified the dead man as Central Hightower, 37, of Plainfield.

Bollingbrook police said they were called to WeatherTech at 6:25 a.m. and found three people shot. Suspect McKnight had taken off.

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Police said colleagues said McKnight was working at night and was facing colleagues after taking a watch and wallet from two of them at gunpoint. They quarreled and police said McKnight pulled out a gun and shot three of them.

McKnight was arrested a few hours later. Police said he was in a temporary employment agency and was hired by WeatherTech on June 9th.

Other victims included a 25-year-old man in critical condition and a 43-year-old man who was treated and released.

McKnight is from Chicago, police said. He is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.