Woman Shot During Carjacking In Aurora; Police Searching For SUV

Aurora IL

18 January, 2021

11:17 AM

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AURORA, IL — A woman was in critical condition Sunday after being shot during a carjacking the day before in a parking lot on Aurora's West Side, according to police. Aurora police said they are searching for two men who shot her and stole her car, a red Hyundai Santa Fe SUV. Callers reported an armed carjacking around 4 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of a Wendy's in the 1200 block of North Avenue, police said. Officers found a woman injured on the ground, and she was taken to a local hospital by paramedics. Mother Pleads For Help For Severely Injured 2-Month-Old Witnesses told officers that two black men in a black Ford Escape pulled up next to the woman's SUV and forced her out before shooting her in the back, police said. The woman was in critical condition Sunday, but police said she is expected to survive after being transferred to a Chicago-area trauma center. Police said they later learned the Ford Escape that the men left behind in the Wendy's parking lot was stolen in a DeKalb County carjacking less than an hour before. Kane County To Stay In Tier 3 As Restrictions Loosen Elsewhere Aurora police are asking residents in the area to call 911 immediately if they see the woman's vehicle, which is described as a red 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with an Illinois license plate reading AE89203. The Aurora Police Department is asking anyone with information about the carjacking to call its Investigations Division at 630-256-5500. Police said the carjacking Saturday afternoon was the second armed carjacking in Aurora since the start of 2020. In that carjacking, which occurred in late November, a car was stolen from a home several weeks after burglars stole a spare set of keys from the home, police said. Aurora Man Dies After Shooting On Montgomery Bridge: Police The homeowner tried to stop the carjackers but suffered cuts to his hand. The stolen car was found less than 10 minute later after it was involved in a hit-and-run crash, police said. That carjacking is still under investigation. RECENT NEWS: Aurora Democrat Votes Against Sweeping Police Reform BillAurora Renters Could Get Help From $15M Kane County Program75K Kane County Residents In Coronavirus Vaccine Phase 1BAurora Teen Dies 2 Weeks After Shooting, Car Crash: Police