Crime & Safety
Man Died After Falling From Aurora Apartment Building: Police
Witnesses initially reported a man was hit by a vehicle that fled the area, but a video showed he jumped from a building, police said.
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AURORA, IL — A man who was initially thought to have been killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday morning in downtown Aurora jumped to his death from an apartment building, according to Aurora police.
Numerous witnesses called 911 around 11:45 a.m. Saturday to report a man was hit by a vehicle in the intersection of Stolp Avenue and East Galena Boulevard, police said in a news release.
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Paramedics from the Aurora Fire Department tried to save the man’s life, but he died in the road, police said. He has not been publicly identified by police.
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The Aurora Police Department launched an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run after witnesses reported the man was hit by a car that then fled the area, the release states.
Officers found a video several hours after the man’s death appeared to show him jumping from an apartment at the Leland Tower, police said.
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The Aurora Police Department is asking anyone with information about the man’s death to call its Investigations Division at 630-256-5500.
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