Here Are The Officers Wounded In Aurora Mass Shooting

AURORA, IL -- They've been hailed as heroes, honored as warriors and recognized for "saving countless lives" from a gunman when they rushed into danger to take down a shooter on Feb. 15, sustaining wounds that left some of them hospitalized for nearly a week. Now, we know their names. Aurora Police Department recognized Reynaldo Rivera, James Zegar, John Cebulski, Marco Gomez, Adam Miller and Diego Avila as the officers who were injured in the deadly Henry Pratt Shooting.

Five of the officers had been hospitalized with shotgun wounds sustained during a shootout with the gunman minutes after they entered the Henry Pratt Building, Aurora police said. A sixth was treated for a knee injury sustained at the scene.

• Officer Reynaldo Rivera: Serving on Aurora Police Department since Jan. 23, 1995
• Officer Adam Miller: Serving on Aurora Police Department since March 16, 2015
• Officer John Cebulski: Serving on Aurora Police Department since Aug. 22, 1988
• Officer Marco Gomez: Serving on Aurora Police Department since Sept. 19, 2005
• Officer James Zegar: Serving on Aurora Police Department since Sept. 27, 1993
• Officer Diego Avila: Serving on Aurora Police Department since Sept. 12, 2016

Members of the community reacted Monday by sharing comments thanking the officers. One Facebook user commented, "thank you for your service, making Aurora a safer place. I thank you for your bravery in a terrifying situation and saving lives that day." Another wrote, "Thank you for your courage preventing a very bad situation from getting so much worse. We appreciate your dedication to protecting all of us."

Officers from other law enforcement organizations shared dedications to the officers on social media as well.

The DuPage County Sheriff's Office wrote:

"They weren’t in capes. They had no mythical super powers. This wasn’t a comic book or a Marvel/DC movie.

This was REAL life with REAL police officers that faced the unknown and all the dangers involved in an active shooting without hesitation, putting their lives at risk in an effort to save the lives of others. These wounded first responding officers, as well as all those others that responded to assist, are TRUE heroes!"