On February 15, 2019, a mass shooting took place at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois, by a former employee using a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol with a green laser sight. Six people died, including the perpetrator, who was shot and killed by responding police officers.
The dead were:
• Russell Beyer (47)
• Clayton Parks (32)
• Vicente Juarez (54)
• Josh Pinkard (37)
• Trevor Wehner (21)
A sixth employee was shot and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and five police officers also sustained non-life-threatening injuries: four with gunshot wounds, one by shrapnel, and one non-gunshot injury.