A man was critically wounded during a New Year’s Day shooting on the near East Side of Aurora, police said.
At approximately 6:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aurora police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the first block of North Anderson Street, according to a press release from the Aurora Police Department.
When they got to the scene, officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, officials said.
Aurora Fire Department paramedics transported the man to a local hospital for treatment of critical injuries, according to the release. No other injuries were reported during the incident.
Detectives from the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Bureau responded to the scene and began investigating the specific circumstances of the incident, police said. Evidence technicians also responded to the scene to identify and collect forensic evidence from the shooting, according to the release.
The investigation into the incident remains active, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Division at 630-256-5500.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000 or via the group’s website at www.p3tips.com/135. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of felony crime offenders and the capture of felony fugitives.