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'Several injured' in Illinois factory shooting | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Illinois police are responding to a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, a suburb about 40 miles (65km) from Chicago. | Illinois police are responding to a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, a suburb about 40 miles (65km) from Chicago. |
An unknown number of people have been injured in the attack, according to unconfirmed reports. | An unknown number of people have been injured in the attack, according to unconfirmed reports. |
The Aurora Daily Herald says that police officers and several civilians have been injured. | The Aurora Daily Herald says that police officers and several civilians have been injured. |
A nearby school has been placed on lockdown. The FBI say they are responding to assist local police. | A nearby school has been placed on lockdown. The FBI say they are responding to assist local police. |
Around 15:00CST (21:00GMT), the City of Aurora tweeted that the suspect had been apprehended, but that the area is still on lockdown. | Around 15:00CST (21:00GMT), the City of Aurora tweeted that the suspect had been apprehended, but that the area is still on lockdown. |
"Active Shooter Incident has been secured," police tweeted, over an hour after the reports first emerged. | |
"Shooter is no longer a threat to the area. Continued police presence will remain as investigation continues." | |
Several hospitals were put on notice, and were ready to begin accepting patients, according to local broadcaster WGN-TV. | |
The shooting is thought to have happened at Henry Pratt Company, a manufacturing company that makes valves. | The shooting is thought to have happened at Henry Pratt Company, a manufacturing company that makes valves. |
An employee at nearby Capitol Printing told ABC7 that they were hiding in a closet. | |
Witness John Probst, who works at the plant, told ABC7 that he saw the attacker, whom he recognised as a colleague. | Witness John Probst, who works at the plant, told ABC7 that he saw the attacker, whom he recognised as a colleague. |
He said the man was carrying a handgun equipped with a laser sight, but this has yet to be confirmed by officials. | He said the man was carrying a handgun equipped with a laser sight, but this has yet to be confirmed by officials. |
"One of the guys was up in the office [and] he said this person was shooting, and, he come running down and he was bleeding pretty bad, and the next thing you know he was walking back and forth, I heard more shots, and we just left the building," Mr Probst told ABC7. | "One of the guys was up in the office [and] he said this person was shooting, and, he come running down and he was bleeding pretty bad, and the next thing you know he was walking back and forth, I heard more shots, and we just left the building," Mr Probst told ABC7. |
Police in Aurora, Colorado - where a man opened fire in a crowded movie theatre in 2012 - quickly tweeted that the incident was not happening in Colorado. | Police in Aurora, Colorado - where a man opened fire in a crowded movie theatre in 2012 - quickly tweeted that the incident was not happening in Colorado. |
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth tweeted that she was monitoring the situation. | |
"This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans," she wrote on Twitter. | |
Bill Donnell, an elected official in Aurora, told CNN that four police officers and several civilians were injured in the shooting, but this has not been confirmed by law enforcement. | |
The incident comes one day after the first anniversary of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead. | |
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident, according to White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. |