One injured in police-involved shooting in Aurora
Posted October 23, 2018 1:00 am
One man was injured Monday in a police-involved shooting in Aurora, authorities said.
Aurora police received a 911 call that a man was robbed at gunpoint on the 1300 block of East Indian Trial just before 6 p.m., authorities said.
The first officer on the scene encountered the armed men and discharged his firearm, striking one of the suspects in the arm, authorities said.
Officers rendered aid to the wounded suspect and he was taken to a nearby hospital, authorities said. The officer was not injured.
Two other suspects ran from the scene but were found hiding in nearby yards and taken into custody without incident, authorities said.
A firearm was recovered at the scene of the shooting, authorities said.
The case remains under investigation.
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