AURORA – Northern Illinois University student Trevor Wehner of Sheridan had just begun working in the human resources department at Mueller Water Products when he was included in a meeting in which an employee was being terminated.
That meeting turned tragic when employee Gary Martin, subject of the termination, opened fire in the room. Wehner was among the five employees killed yesterday in the Aurora shooting
Police released the names Saturday morning of the five employees killed in Friday's shooting at the Henry Pratt building in Aurora.
In addition to Wehner, they included:
Clayton Parks of Elgin, the human resources manager
Russell Beyer of Yorkville, a mold operator
Vicente Juarez of Oswego, a stock room attendant and forklift operator
Josh Pinkard also of Oswego, plant manager
Another shooting victim, a male employee, was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
In the morning hours following the shooting at the historic Henry Pratt Building in Aurora, family members of the victims began identifying loved ones, surviving employees met with grief counselors and a community continued to absorb the shock of this local tragedy.
Mueller Water Products, the company that operates the Henry Pratt facility, released this statement on its Twitter account:
“Mueller Water Products is shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific tragedy that occurred today at our Henry Pratt facility in Aurora, Illinois.
Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones, the first responders, the Aurora community and the entire Mueller family during this extremely difficult time.
Our entire focus is on the health and well-being of our colleagues and we are committed to providing any and all support to them and their families.
We continue to work closely with law enforcement, with whom we share our deepest gratitude for their support.”
Five employees of the west suburban valve company were killed Friday when their former colleague, Gary Martin of Aurora, apparently despondent following the recent loss of his job, entered the building with a handgun and began firing.
Police responded, and immediately took fire from Martin. Five of the officers were struck by gunfire at the scene before eventually shooting Martin, who died from his wounds.
Officers continued to search the 29,000-square-foot warehouse for additional evidence late Friday as the investigation continues.
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/02/16/update-victims-identified-from-aurora-shooting-include-student-intern/atlsqzf/
2019-02-16 17:21:02Z
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