This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47261314
The article has changed 14 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| Aurora shooting: Five dead in Illinois workplace attack | Aurora shooting: Five dead in Illinois workplace attack |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Five people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police there say. | Five people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police there say. |
| The gunman was also killed during an exchange of fire with police officers, a police spokeswoman said. Five police officers were shot and wounded. | |
| The attack took place in Aurora, a suburb about 40 miles west of Chicago. | |
| It comes a day after the first anniversary of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead. | It comes a day after the first anniversary of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead. |
| Friday's shooting is reported to have taken place at Henry Pratt Company, a manufacturing firm that makes valves for large water pipes. | Friday's shooting is reported to have taken place at Henry Pratt Company, a manufacturing firm that makes valves for large water pipes. |
| Police named the gunman as Gary Martin, 45, who they said had been an employee at the company. | Police named the gunman as Gary Martin, 45, who they said had been an employee at the company. |
| Officers declined to speculate on a motive for the attack, but the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper is reporting that his family say he was made redundant two weeks ago and had been "stressed out". | |
| What have police said about the shooting? | What have police said about the shooting? |
| Police received reports of an "active shooter" in Aurora at about 13:24 local time (19:24 GMT), Aurora police chief Kristen Ziman said at a press conference. | Police received reports of an "active shooter" in Aurora at about 13:24 local time (19:24 GMT), Aurora police chief Kristen Ziman said at a press conference. |
| They were "fired upon immediately" when they arrived at the scene, she said. | They were "fired upon immediately" when they arrived at the scene, she said. |
| Ms Ziman added that a rescue task force was quickly deployed to the industrial park, accompanied by the emergency services, including the fire department and paramedics. | Ms Ziman added that a rescue task force was quickly deployed to the industrial park, accompanied by the emergency services, including the fire department and paramedics. |
| Chris Southwood of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police described the Aurora officers who attended and were shot as "courageous". | Chris Southwood of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police described the Aurora officers who attended and were shot as "courageous". |
| "[These] officers and their colleagues did not hesitate to literally put their lives on the line today to stop further bloodshed," Mr Southwood said in a statement. | "[These] officers and their colleagues did not hesitate to literally put their lives on the line today to stop further bloodshed," Mr Southwood said in a statement. |
| Of the five officers wounded, two were airlifted to nearby trauma centres. | Of the five officers wounded, two were airlifted to nearby trauma centres. |
| The names of the five people who were killed have not yet been released. | |
| How have witnesses described the scene? | How have witnesses described the scene? |
| Witness John Probst, who works at the Henry Pratt Company, earlier told broadcaster ABC7 that he saw the attacker, whom he recognised as a colleague. | Witness John Probst, who works at the Henry Pratt Company, earlier told broadcaster 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. | "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. |
| An employee at nearby Capitol Printing told ABC7 that they had hid in a closet when the shooting began. | An employee at nearby Capitol Printing told ABC7 that they had hid in a closet when the shooting began. |
| Others in nearby buildings said they locked themselves in. | Others in nearby buildings said they locked themselves in. |
| 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." | Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth said: "This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans." |
| 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. |