Though praised in a federal report for its response to the Pratt mass shooting five years ago, officials say new training and gear make the city’s first responders better equipped to respond to an active shooter situation in the future. Aurora police and fire department leaders say they have new training programs, improved communications and specialized equipment because of lessons learned .
CHICAGO — Thursday is the fifth anniversary of a day in Aurora that is difficult to remember, and impossible to forget. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019, a disgruntled employee upset over a disciplinary hearing opened fire on people in the hearing at the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse on the near West Side, killing four of them – Russell Beyer, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard and Trevor Wehner, .
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