1 Person Shot Multiple Times, Taken To Hospital: Aurora Police

Aurora IL

31 March, 2022

10:10 AM

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AURORA, IL — A person was shot in the 1000 block of Dearborn Avenue in Aurora Wednesday evening, police said. Police officers received a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. with a report of a car crash and shooting. At the scene on Dearborn Avenue, police found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, officials said. Paramedics from the Aurora Fire Department brought the man to a local hospital, and police said he is expected to survive. Several blocks in the area around Front Street and Trask Street were closed while police investigated the incident. Detectives from the Aurora Police Department's Bureau of Investigations responded to the scene to investigate the shooting, and evidence technicians collected forensic evidence. Officers and detectives canvassed the neighborhood as part of the investigation, which remains open and active, police said. Police did not say if the shooting was targeted. Police are asking anyone with information or home surveillance video to call Aurora Police Department Investigations Division at 630-256-5500 or email [email protected]. People who would like to report a tip anonymously can do so through Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000.