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Aurora shooting: One dead in Illinois workplace attack | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A gunman has opened fire at an industrial park in Illinois, killing at least one person. | |
An unknown number of people were wounded in the attack, which took place in Aurora, a suburb about 40 miles (65km) from Chicago. | |
The Kane County coroner confirmed that there had been one fatality. | |
Police reported an "active shooter" at about 14:00 local time (20:00 GMT) and then about an hour later they said the shooting suspect had been apprehended. | |
Bill Donnell, an elected official in Aurora, told CNN that four police officers and several civilians had been injured in the shooting, but this has not been confirmed. | |
Two people injured in the attack had been transported to the Rush Copley Medical Center for treatment, a hospital official told Reuters. | |
The shooting is thought to have happened at Henry Pratt Company, a manufacturing firm that makes valves for large water pipes. | |
An employee at nearby Capitol Printing told ABC7 they had hid in a closet when the shooting began. | |
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 said. | |
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 said: "This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans." | |
The incident comes one day after the first anniversary of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead. | 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. | President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident, according to White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. |