The Aurora Police Department is investigating two separate crime scenes after a shooting around 8:30 Wednesday morning. Investigators said the two locations are connected.
According to a social media post from the Aurora Police Department, the initial incident involved a shooting on E. Kepner Place near the Buckley Space Force Base. This happened in the parking lot of a home.
The vehicle then fled the residential area but crashed a short time later into an RTD train at Sable Blvd. and Ellsworth Ave.
#APDAlert Officers are responding to two connected scenes that involve a shooting and a car crash into an RTD light rail train. The information below is preliminary.
— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) December 25, 2024
Just before 8:30 this morning, a shooting happened in the 18000 block of E. Kepner Place. A vehicle from the… pic.twitter.com/j2BXRdnoFs
Five people were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. According to social media, one person sustained life-threatening injuries from the wreck, while another had serious injuries along with a gunshot wound. Two women in the vehicle suffered minor injuries, and a fifth person was not transported by ambulance.
Investigators believe the suspects know each other and they have since been detained.
The roadway reopened Wednesday afternoon.
This story has been updated with the latest information from the Aurora Police Dept.
