Crime & Safety
Report Of 'Person With Weapon' Sends Worry Through Aurora
Police say reports of an active shooter are false. They are trying to locate an individual who may have been seen with a gun.
AURORA, IL — Some Aurora residents were in a state of panic Wednesday after someone reported seeing a person with a gun in the 200 block of Prairie Street. Police are trying to locate the person, whom they say may or may not have had a weapon.
The report sent a stir throughout the community, which is still reeling from the deadly Feb. 15 shooting at Henry Pratt Manufacturing. Aurora Police spokesperson Paris Lewbel said there is no active shooter, despite talk among residents.
There is NO active shooter situation in Aurora. Officers are searching for someone who fled during a call for a suspicious person.
— Aurora Police Department (@AuroraPoliceIL) September 4, 2019
Lewbel said the report prompted police to close businesses in the area and urge residents to keep their doors closed and locked as an additional precaution. He added that BNSF traffic was temporary halted as police searched for the person.
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Aurora University was never on lockdown, despite information that circulated saying otherwise, Lewbel wrote.
Aurora Police are still conducting witness interviews and using K-9s in an attempt to find the person of interest.
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