Suspect dead in shooting at Aurora manufacturing plant, reports say

By Joseph Bustos and Hana Muslic

Updated February 15, 2019 5:25 PM

At least one person is dead and many have been injured in a shooting at a manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs, according to reports.

The Chicago Tribune reported the shooting was at the Henry Pratt Co. in an industrial area of Aurora on Friday afternoon. Four police officers had been injured and the shooter was dead, police told the newspaper.

A local school district had been placed on lockdown until the situation cleared.

This story was originally published February 15, 2019 at 3:04 PM.

Joseph Bustos

Belleville News-Democrat

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Joseph Bustos is the state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat, where he strives to hold elected officials accountable and provide context to decisions they make. He has won multiple awards from the Illinois Press Association for coverage of sales tax referenda.

Hana Muslic

Belleville News-Democrat

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Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.

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