Shooting at an Illinois company: at least five dead and four policemen injured – 15/02/2019

At least five people died and several were injured in a shootout that occurred this Friday in an industrial zone of Aurora, a small American town located 65 kilometers west of downtown Chicago, in the state of Illinois.

The attack took place in Henry Pratt's warehouses, dedicated to the construction of valves for drinking water, wastewater, energy production and industrial markets.

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According to official sources quoted by the American TV channel CNN, among the wounded There are at least four police officers. Aurora City Council spokesman Clayton Mohamed said the officers are "stable" without giving more details about the severity of their injuries.

A few minutes later, at a press conference, the police chief Kristen Ziman cconfirmed the death of five peoplebut without giving more details.

Among the dead would be the shooter. While the mayor of Aurora had initially announced his detention on Twitter, official sources later claimed that he had been killed.

The Governor of Illinois, Juliana StrattonHe noted that the incident occurred a day after the first anniversary of the shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 students and teachers. "Armed violence is a national emergency," he wrote on Twitter.

For his part, the American president, Donald Trump, applauded the "great work" of the Aurora police and offered their condolences to the victims and their families. "Great job from the police in Aurora, Illinois, sincere condolences to all the victims and their families, America is with you!", He stated in his account on a social network.