Active Shooter At Illinois Manufacturing Company 5 dead shooter killed.

Update: 

An active shooting situation has been reported at the Henry Pratt Company in southwest suburban Aurora in Kane County. Five City of Aurora Police Officers and multiple civilians have been injured. 5 people have been killed including the shooter.


According to FoxNews Five people were killed in a workplace shooting in Aurora, Illinois, on Friday, officials said. The shooter, 45-year-old Gary Martin, was also killed, authorities said at a Friday evening press conference.

The suspect’s motive was unclear, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said. However, authorities believe that he had been an employee of the company where the shooting occurred, she added.

Several calls of an active shooter were reported around 1:24 p.m. local time at the manufacturing warehouse and officers arrived roughly four minutes later “and were fired upon immediately,” Ziman said.

“Two of the initial four officers entering the building were shot. Additional officers began to arrive and were also fired upon,” she said. “A total of 5 officers were struck by gunfire.”

All of the officers were taken to nearby hospitals and two were later airlifted to trauma centers in the Chicago…

Abc7 reports Police said five officers were shot and injured. They are in stable condition Friday night, officials said. Police said they found five civilians dead inside the building.

A SWAT force entered the 29,000 square foot building and found the gunman, identified as 45-year-old Gary Martin.

Police said the officers engaged Martin in gunfire and he was killed. It was not immediately clear if Martin was killed by a police bullet or his own gun.

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Reported active shooter in Aurora

BREAKING NEWS: Officials say the gunman is in custody after an active shooter situation at an industrial complex in west suburban Aurora. More: https://bit.ly/2DLvmV5

Posted by Fox 32 Chicago on Friday, February 15, 2019

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