Alan Earl Weiner was 50 when he was killed on August 27, 2003, during a mass shooting at Windy City Core Supply in Wilmette, Chicago, IL. He was a partner in the business with his brother Howard and is survived by his wife Wendy and children Jamie, Cara, and Lea Rose.

The shooter, Salvador Tapia, a former employee who had been fired months earlier, entered the warehouse and fatally shot six employees, including Alan, before Tapia was killed by responding officers. Reports say Tapia had been dismissed for issues including frequent tardiness and absenteeism and had left cryptic threats on the office answering machine after his termination; his actions that day were described as an act of revenge.

The deaths had a profound effect on the Weiner family and the local community and prompted attention to workplace violence and employee grievances. If anyone knew Alan, his family, or has information about that day, please share what might help the record of the victims and their families.