AURORA | An unidentified man was shot and seriously injured Saturday night while drinking in a vacant lot with another man, who pulled out a gun and shot him, police said.
Police were called to the 1300 block of Helena Street in north Aurora about 7:45 p.m. after reports of a shooting there.
“When officers arrived, they located the victim, a man, with a gunshot wound to the leg,” police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement. “Officers applied a tourniquet before medical responders arrived at the scene and took the man to a local hospital.”
Police said the man’s injuries were not life threatening.
Investigators said it appeared the wounded man and another man were drinking in a vacant lot “when the suspect produced a handgun and shot the victim in the leg,” according to police.
“The victim has not been fully cooperative with the investigation, and it is believed the victim and the suspect are known to each other,” police said.
Police said no suspect information is available, and no arrests have been made.
“The investigation is active and ongoing,” Moylan said.
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