GoFundMe Created For Families Of Aurora Shooting Victims

AURORA, IL — The Aurora community has come together in support of the families of the five employees who lost their lives and the officers who were injured during Friday's shooting at the Henry Pratt company. A GoFundMe page, titled the #AuroraStrong Community Fund, has been created and administered by the City to help the victims' families during this difficult time.

"The City of Aurora, APD, AFD and our public safety officials are supporting the families of those who sadly lost their lives and those who were injured in this senseless tragedy," the page reads.

On Saturday, Aurora police released the names of the five deceased victims in Friday's workplace shooting at a valve manufacturing plant on the city's west side, as well as updates on the condition of the six officers who were injured, and a sixth employee who was also treated for non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

>> Aurora Strong Community Fund

Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman identified the dead as:

• Clayton Parks of Elgin, human resources manager
• Trevor Wehner of DeKalb, human resources intern and Northern Illinois University student
• Russell Beyer of Yorkville, mold operator
• Vicente Juarez of Oswego, stockroom attendant and forklift operator
• Josh Pinkard of Oswego, plant manager

Police also gave an update on the five officers who suffered gunshot wounds, as well as a sixth officer who sustained a knee injury.

• A 39-year-old male with 13 years of service to the Aurora Police Department suffered a gunshot wound to his lower extremity; he is in stable condition at local hospital
• A 52-year-old male with 25 years of service suffered a gunshot to the upper extremity; he was treated at a hospital and will be released Saturday morning, Ziman said
• A 52-year-old male with 24 years of service suffered a gunshot to the lower extremity; he was treated and released Friday
• A 53-year-old male with 30 years of service suffered a gunshot to the lower extremity; he was treated at an area hospital
• A 24-year-old male with just under 4 years of service suffered a series shrapnel wounds to his upper extremity; he is being treated and is in stable condition
• The sixth male officer, age 23, has roughly two years of experience and suffered a minor injury not related to gunfire while responding, Ziman said

All injuries are non-life-threatening, police said.

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• Aurora Mass Shooting: Victims' Names, Info On Shooter Released
• Aurora Mass Shooting: Six Dead; Cops Wounded
• Trump, Gabby Giffords, More Respond To 'Horrific' Aurora Shooting
• Vigils Planned For Victims Of Aurora Shooting

A vigil has been planned to honor the victims of the shooting.

The Aurora Strong vigil will be followed by a tribute to Aurora Police officers at the Aurora Police Department, and will be held near the Henry Pratt Building, 401 S. Highland Ave., at 5 p.m. Sunday. Those who attend are invited to bring flowers and notes along with their "love and comfort."

Indivisible Aurora has also planned a vigil and moment of silence for Feb. 18. The vigil is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the moment of silence will be observed at 1:24 p.m., the time at which police received the first calls reporting the tragic shooting.

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