Latest. Kevin . Reporter a suburban type of community about 30 miles west of the city and about the same time an hour and a half ago word started to come out from the Pratt Company there was an active shooter on the scene inside. We have had some unconfirmed reports of injuries, perhaps even deaths on the scene there. There are also reports and there are choppers in the air that the area has been absolutely swarmed by police and s. W. A. T. Teams, local schools in the area were either on a soft or hard lockdown. Kids not being allowed to leave. Adults, parents not being allowed to come inside. It was announced by the town city of aurora there was an active shooter situation. What is interesting about this is that aurora being 30 miles west of the city isnt that far really away from ohare airport, for example. That is where all of the warehousing, all of the small manufacturing, these sorts ever businesses are all situated out there to take advantage of their location, not only the airp
Investigators accountable now. Amazon, local leaders lashing out. Amazon is out, ditching plans for a new headquarters in new york city and taking thousands of jobs with it. Are certain lawmakers really happy about this . Plus, neither red nor blue. Worried about your green as the nation debt now 22 trillion and counting. You wouldnt know it with another president ial election coming. Is this the National Emergency everyone should be watching . Cavuto live starts right now. In a fox news alert, we are getting word police will be providing new information on that deadly workplace shooting in aurora, illinois. The gunman killing five coworkers at the henry pratt manufacturing plant before Police Killed him. Five officers also wounded in the rampage. What are investigators learning about the suspect . A press conference will be getting under way at the top of the next hour. Meanwhile, to our top story this hour. Im Charles Payne in for neil cavuto. President trump is at maralago after dec
Are trying to figure out if martin planned the shooting. Were learning more about the victims. Provide limited information on the employees who were victims. Clal calculate e clayton parks. Trevor wayner of dekalb illinois. A Human Resource intern and a student at Northern Illinois university. Russell byer of yorkville, illinois, a mold operator. Vicente juarez of oswego, illinois, a stockroom attendant and Forklift Operator at henry pratt. Josh pginkard, the plant manage. Another shooting victim, a male employee of henry pratt, was treated for nonlife threatening wound. Preliminary investigation indicates the deceased victim also were the in same general ye area. Well this investigation is ongoing, we believe theres only one assailant. A strong reaction from the democrats on the campiaign trai. Some calling for the gun debate to be front and center. We know america has been offered a false choice open on gun safety laws. Either youre in favor of the 2nd amendment or you want to take e
Also on the road today and for Different Reasons former Vice President joe bide be. He is talking at a Global Security conference in germany but he is still taking questions about whether he will join that democratic field and run for president again. No, i havent reached a decision. Im in that process of doing that. And i will, in the near term, let everyone know what that decision is. One thing dominating the Campaign Conversations this weekend already, President Trump. And his declaration of a National Emergency to fund the construction of a southern border wall. Now, many of the democratic hopefuls are sitting lawmakers who will be part of the congressional, or the legal challenges, to the president s plan. And wheres President Trump today . In florida. He and the first lady arrived in West Palm Beach last night, just hours after insisting that the nation is being actively and perilously invaded by drug, gangs, and human traffickers. He played a round of golf this morning. Now beto
Thats expected to start in 30 minutes. Last night we got a better sense of the time line and what happened. We know the first 911 calls came from inside henry pratt company, this manufacturing complex in aurora, illinois, reporting shots fired. When police first arrived, they immediately took gunfire. Two officers were shot, when more officers were shot, three more were shot. Initial reports were that gary martin, the 45yearold suspect was shooting out of a window, then Police Believe he retreated further inside the building. Again, it is a manufacturing site, they make industrial valves. You can imagine theres likely a lot of machinery, industrial shelving, a lot of places for him to hide in a massive 29,000 square foot complex. At one point, the police chief said there were some 13 different teams of Law Enforcement who were going into get martin or get victims out and transported to the hospital. Ultimately, it took an hour and a half to locate him. He died in exchange of gunfire. T