Shots fired at Aurora cops; several people arrested

Aurora police have arrested several people after undercover officers came under fire about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday on the 900 block of Grove Street on the city's near east side.

Police were forced to return fire and one suspect was wounded in the leg and taken to an area hospital, authorities said.

No police officers were injured.

Police said the officers were in three separate unmarked cars as part of an undercover detail and were watching two vehicles for suspected gang activity when people of one of the vehicles, a Toyota Tercel, began firing.

Officers in two of the unmarked cars returned fire, hitting one of the suspects in the leg.

The suspects in the Tercel tried to flee, but their car hit a pole in the same block as they were backing up, police said. All three men inside the vehicle were arrested without further incident, police said.

The men in the second vehicle, a Mitsubishi, also drove off but were stopped about a block away on the 900 block of Superior, police said. One of those men was taken into custody but the second escaped on foot.

Police said three suspects are at area hospitals, under police guard, and are undergoing treatment for injuries that are not life-threatening: the man who was shot in the leg and another who suffered apparent injuries as part of the car crash.

One of the men who ran from the Mitsubishi suffered a minor graze wound, along with cuts and scrapes, police said.

At least one gun has been recovered from one of the vehicles.

Oak Park Elementary School, 1200 block of Front St., was placed on soft lock down for a short time after the shooting, police said.