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Nearby hospital Rush-Copley Medical Center tweeted that they have received two patients who are being treated for non-life threatening injuries connected to the shooting.

Rush Copley is assisting those involved in the active shooter incident in Aurora. The hospital has received two patients who are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

— Rush Copley (@rushcopley) February 15, 2019
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PHOTO: Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., Feb. 15, 2019.
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Prayers and support

The Chicago field office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) responded to the scene, as did FBI agents out of the Chicago field office, a spokesperson for FBI-Chicago told ABC News.

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Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP
PHOTO: Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., Feb. 15, 2019.
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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that the president has been briefed and is monitoring the situation.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., thanked the \"brave\" first responders, and called it \"a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans.\"

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Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP
PHOTO: Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.
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\"I am monitoring the situation in Aurora, Illinois. This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans. Thank you to the brave first responders who risked their lives this afternoon and apprehended the shooter,\" she wrote on Twitter.

I am monitoring the situation in Aurora, Illinois. This is a scary, sad day for all Illinoisans and Americans. Thank you to the brave first responders who risked their lives this afternoon and apprehended the shooter.

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) February 15, 2019

The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement hailing the heroism of the responding officers.

\"Every police officer dreads days like this one, yet these four courageous Aurora officers and their colleagues did not hesitate to literally put their lives on the line today to stop further bloodshed,\" the statement said. \"These four heroes willingly ran into harm’s way to protect their fellow citizens and very nearly paid the ultimate price.\"

Authorities said they would hold their next press briefing at 10 a.m. local time Saturday.

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