5 Dead, 5 Police Wounded In Aurora, Illinois Shooting: Photos

AURORA, IL — Officials have confirmed five people were killed, while another five were wounded when a gunman opened fire in Aurora, Illinois, Friday February 15, 2019.

Dozens of first responder vehicles arrived outside a building housing the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora. John Probst, an employee at the company, told a local ABC affiliate that "he ran out of the back door as the shooting unfolded," The Associated Press reported. Probst says he recognized the gunman to be another employee of Henry Pratt Co. and says that he saw the shooter "running down the aisle with a pistol with a laser on it."

Henry Pratt Co. is a company that makes valves for industrial purposes. Aurora, a city of about 200,000 people, is located about 40 miles west of Chicago.

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According police, the situation is contained and there is currently no ongoing threat.

Below are heartbreaking photos of the Aurora shooting as dozens of law enforcement and first responders arrive.

An overview of Industrial park in Aurora, Illinois, shows law enforcement responding to an active shooter.

This undated booking photo provided by the Aurora Illinois Police Department shows Gary Montez Martin, who police say killed multiple people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse after he was fired, Friday, February 15, 2019.

Authorities search the apartment complex where a suspected gunman lived.

Investigators enter the apartment building of the alleged shooter from the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a news conference after shootings at a manufacturing company in Aurora, Illinois.

A bomb squad was even seen arriving at the home of the alleged shooter from the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois.

Employees are seen escorted from the scene of the shooting.

Aurora police and other law enforcement personnel gather at the scene where an active shooter was reported.

Police officers armed with rifles were also spotted at the scene.

This image from video provided by ABC 7 Chicago shows the industrial park where the Henry Pratt Co. building is located.

A law enforcement officer works at the scene of the shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois.

Law enforcement personnel arrive near the scene of the shooting.

Kane County Police officers react to the report of the active shooter.

Lead image by Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP; The Associated Press is a contributor of this post.