Fog Blog Shootings In Aurora Ill. Log:

5 DEAD IN WORKPLACE SHOOTING INCLUDING THE GUNMAN! TRAGEDY IN AURORA ILL. POLICE SAY THE GUNMAN LOST HIS JOB AT WORKPLACE WHERE KILLINGS TOOK PLACE......The first 911 calls came to Aurora police around 1:24 p.m. CT, with callers saying there was an active shooter at the Henry Pratt Company, which says it is one of the United States' largest manufacturers of industrial valves.An employee at the company, John Probst, told CNN affiliate WLS the shooter was a co-worker and had a pistol with a laser sight."He was shooting everybody," Probst said.Witnesses describe confusion, chaos at Aurora shootingA slew of law enforcement officers raced to the scene and a team of four approached the building, which is in a small industrial area.There was gunfire immediately, and one officer was hit, Ziman said. Four other officers were shot just inside the building during the first five minutes of the response.The gunman went farther into the 29,000-square-foot warehouse, and teams of officers went to look for him. The shooter was killed by officers, the chief said. A sixth officer hurt his knee and needed to go to a hospital."My heart goes out to the victims and their families who simply went to work today like any other day," Ziman said.Authorities were still working Friday night to identify the deceased, city spokesman Clayton Muhammad said.

Probst told WLS there were about 30 people in the building at the time of the shooting. Probst said he and a coworker escaped through the back door. Probst said a nearby resident allowed him and his coworker to shelter in a home.