Crime & Safety
Woman Injured In Shooting On Aurora’s East Side
A 20-year-old woman was in stable condition Friday after being shot Wednesday night, Aurora police said.
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AURORA, IL — A 20-year-old woman was shot Wednesday night on Aurora’s east side, according to police.
Aurora police were called around 11:15 p.m. to the 1600 block of Northeast Drive by residents who reported gunshots were fired, according to police spokesperson Paris Lewbel.
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Officers found shell casings in the area but there was no sign that anyone was injured, Lewbel said. Police also found a home in that block was hit by at least one bullet.
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Staff at Copley Hospital called police shortly after to report a 20-year-old woman was suffering from gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening, Lewbel said. The woman was in stable condition Friday, police said.
Police also found a car with bullet holes in the hospital parking lot, the Aurora Beacon-News reports.
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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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