Aurora police report 2 shootings, one with injuries, on Monday

Aurora police are investigating two separate shootings that happened Monday night.

In one, a juvenile was critically wounded.

Authorities don’t believe the shootings are related or pose a threat to the community, according to a news release.

The first was at 6:06 p.m. on the 1100 block of Bonner Avenue. A house was hit by shots. The residents were not injured.

Around 9:10 p.m., shots were reported on Douglas Avenue near Melrose Avenue.

People in a red sedan became involved in an encounter with a dark-colored sport utility vehicle. The SUV pulled alongside, and multiple gunshots were fired. The sedan driver also fired a gun.

Two juvenile passengers in the sedan were injured and driven to a hospital. One of them was then flown to another hospital and was in critical but stable condition, according to police. The news release did not give the ages or genders of the victims.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact 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 p3tips.com/135. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of felony crime offenders and the capture of felony fugitives.