Suspected gunman in custody, 4 officers hurt in Aurora shooting | CNN breaking news
Published Date: 2/15/2019
Source: CNN
The suspected shooter in Aurora, Illinois, has been apprehended and police officers and civilians are among those hurt in a shooting at a manufacturing business, officials said. Four police officers were injured as were a "number of civilians," Ward 4 Alderman Bill Donnell told CNN, citing Deputy Mayor Chuck Nelson. Some patients from the shooting were sent to Mercy Medical Center and Rush Copley Medical Center, according to Mercy spokeswoman Olga Solares. It was unclear how many patients there were and their conditions, she said. A spokesman for the city, Clayton Muhammad, said the four officers' conditions were stable. Police responded to an active shooter situation at the Henry Pratt Company, authorities said. Aerial video from the scene showed scores of police vehicles outside the company. The response included at least six ambulances and six fire trucks. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and FBI are responding to the scene, the agencies tweeted. This is a developing breaking news story. Follow live updates here: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/active-shooter-aurora-illinois/index.html