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Nancy Herron, of Aurora, left, and Aimee Maas, of Wheaton, holding her dog Paddington, gather with others Saturday for a prayer vigil outside the site of a workplace shooting in Aurora in which five employees were killed, five police officers and another civilian were wounded, and ended with the shooter’s own death.

Crime | Aurora shooting victims named; shooter had gun illegally, cops say

Friday was Trevor Wehner's first day on the job at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora. The 21-year-old human resources intern is among the five victims who were killed in the shooting spree and identified by authorities Saturday.
People worship during a prayer vigil for the victims of the Aurora shooting at Highpoint Church’s North Aurora Campus Saturday night.

News | Community comes together in grief after Aurora shooting

Aurora area residents share a moment of spontaneous grief for victims of Friday's shooting at a service at Highpoint Church.
Eight SWAT teams, from the federal to state level, responded to the shooting Friday afternoon at a manufacturing plant in Aurora.

Crime | Inside the warehouse: Police detail their search for the shooter

Aurora police Saturday detailed the 1 hour and 35 minutes at the Henry Pratt manufacturing warehouse Friday afternoon, from their initial dispatch to the shooter's eventual death.
Vicente Juarez, left of center in glasses, was an Oswego man among those killed Feb. 15, 2019, at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora.

News | Oswego victim of Aurora shooting was a devoted grandfather of eight

A day after the Aurora shooting, Vicente Juarez's children remembered him as a loving and devoted father who put his family above all else. "Words can't even describe how good of a dad he was," his daughter, Diana Juarez, said through tears on the family's front lawn Saturday afternoon.
Clayton Parks, who lived in Elgin, was a human resources manager responsible for Henry Pratt in Aurora, the site of a shooting that killed him and four others.
News | Aurora victim's wife: 'I'm living my worst nightmare'
Aurora shooting victim Clayton Parks was an "incredible father" and his wife's best friend.
Josh Pinkard of Oswego loved his family and Mississippi State sports.
News | Aurora victim loved 'God, family and Mississippi State sports'
Josh Pinkard, of Oswego, the plant manager at Henry Pratt who transferred to Aurora last spring after a dozen years in Alabama, was described Saturday as a dedicated father by a cousin who said the family wasn't yet ready to talk.
News | Aurora victim's dad: 'My son died trying to set it straight'
Russell Beyer had a "big heart" and tried his best to make his office a better place, his dad said. That's why the 20-year mold operator and union chairman from Yorkville sat in on a termination meeting Friday afternoon at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora.
“Friday was basically the worst day our company has ever had,” said Scott Hall, CEO of Aurora’s Henry Pratt Co.
Crime | Aurora shooting: 'The worst day our company has ever had'
"Friday was basically the worst day our company has ever had," said an emotional Scott Hall, chief executive officer of Mueller Water Products, which owns Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora.
In this Jan. 8, 2016, photo, drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is escorted by Mexican soldiers following his recapture six months after escaping from a maximum-security prison. The notorious Mexican drug lord was convicted of drug-trafficking charges Tuesday in federal court in New York.
Columns | Facts Matter: El Chapo didn't testify at trial that he funded Democrats
El Chapo didn't testify during his trial that he funded Democrats; El Paso's fire department did not give President Trump permission to exceed capacity limits for his Texas rally, and Kamala Harris's statements about income taxes are misleading, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Dan Keller, now 35, of Woodridge, celebrates his son’s birthday with his wife, Kate; 2-year-old son, Reed; and 4-year-old daughter, Madelyn. About a year ago, Keller was the patient in what became an award-winning ambulance run by Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District paramedics, who transported him quickly to Edward Hospital while he was having a stroke.
News | 14 minutes that saved a life: How paramedics' quick thinking during stroke made all the difference
"With stroke care, it's all time-sensitive, so (the paramedics') ability to recognize this patient, a really young individual having a stroke ... led to outcomes that were amazing for this young man," said Dr. Daryl Wilson of Edward Hospital.
News | Vigils planned to honor Aurora shooting victims
Vigils are planned over the next few days to honor the five victims of the Aurora workplace shooting, while fundraisers have also been organized to help their families.
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