Aurora shooting victim identified
Posted September 26, 2022 1:00 am
Authorities on Monday identified the 29-year-old man who was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Aurora.
Aurora resident Ferrer Vincente Velasquez was pronounced dead just after 2 p.m. Saturday, officials said. Velasquez and a second man, also 29, were found shot near Velasquez's home.
The other man was airlifted to a Chicago hospital and was still in critical condition, Aurora police said Monday.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact detectives at (630) 256-5500 or tips@aurora.il.us. Information can also be reported anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000.
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