Mercy Medical Center and Rush Copley Medical Center are receiving patients from the shooting in Aurora, Illinois, according to Olga Solares, a spokesperson for Mercy.
The exact number of patients and their conditions are not known at this time.
Most of the Aurora Fire Department’s vehicles are responding to an active shooter at the Henry Pratt Company along with mutual aid, according to a source with the Aurora, Illinois Fire Department.
Multiple agencies are responding to scene the source said.
There's no information on injuries at this time.
From the Aurora, Illinois, Police Department Twitter:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is sending officers to the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois, to respond to reports of an active shooter situation.
FBI agents are also responding to the scene, according to a FBI spokesperson.
Multiple agencies are responding to scene, said a source from the Aurora Fire Department.
Police are responding to reports of an active shooter the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois.
CNN's Brynn Gringras' described the area around the plant: She said there are "a lot of industrial buildings, just looking from a bird's eye view" as well as quiet a few residential streets.
Aurora is about 40 miles west of Chicago. Here it is on a map:
School District 129 in Aurora, Illinois, posted on Facebook and Twitter alerting parents that they were on lockdown as police investigate reports of an active shooter situation nearby.
"There are reports of an active shooter at the Henry Pratt building near Cleveland and Prairie just east of Luigi's Pizza, as a result, we are holding all district students in place for their safety, there is a police presence in the area. Per directions from the county sheriff, the District has been advised to go into a soft lockdown situation across the district. Teaching will continue with reduced movement. Normal operations will resume when the soft lockdown has been lifted. No one will be allowed to leave or enter our buildings until the soft lockdown has been lifted," the statement said.
As the Aurora Police Department surrounds the Henry Pratt Company, where there are reports of an active shooter, the City of Aurora tweeted a confirmation of the situation:
A source with the Aurora, Illinois Police department confirms to CNN that there is an active shooter situation at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora on Highland Avenue. Aurora is about 40 miles west of Chicago.
The source says all police command staff left the department for the scene around 30 minutes ago.
We have no word on any injuries at this time.
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