Aurora police publishes surveillance video of Henry Pratt's mass shooting

AURORA, Ill. – The Aurora Police Department released a surveillance video of just over eight minutes showing part of the mass shootings against the Henry Pratt Society in February, killing five and injuring many police officers.

The police posted the video, which combines four different snapshots of four different security cameras, on their Facebook page.

"We agree that you have the right to see for yourself what happened in Henry Pratt's installation that day when, unfortunately, five members of our community lost their lives and that Five of our policemen were shot while they were just doing their job, "said the president. post says in part.

Police said that there was "no significant surveillance footage available inside the facility", with the exception of a camera that captures the entrance hall. This video is included in the release. Security cameras do not record sound.

The video starts at around 1:50 pm and shows that police cars arrive in the Henry Pratt car park in seconds. From another angle inside the factory, you can see gunman Gary Martin infiltrating the main hall through an inner door. He paces and throws objects in the hall.

For a few minutes, Martin shakes, then stands behind a small partition and pulls several times through the double glazed door. At one point, you can see him empty the hi gun clip and reload.

Police said Martin, 45, was armed with a pistol and eight gun magazines. Police confirmed that he had shot 64 bullets during the mass shooting.

At 13:57 the police arrive en masse, running through the parking lot. Shielded SWAT officers start running in pairs in the factory after their armored vehicle broke the double door and broke them. At this point, Martin disappeared from view.

Five employees of Henry Pratt were killed and five policemen were shot dead.

The five casualties were identified: Dekalb's Trevor Wehner, Oswego's Vicente Juarez, Elgin's Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard of Oswego and Russell Beyer of Yorkville. All five worked at Henry Pratt's home when they died. Wehner was a student at Northern Illinois University. The other four were all fathers.

Martin also died in the shooting. An autopsy showed that he had been touched six times, including one who had probably self-inflicted, but the autopsy did not determine whether his death was a suicide or not.

Aurora police issued 911 appeals following the shooting at the end of February.