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    Aurora Police investigate the scene of a shooting Jan. 31, 2022. A unidentified man shot an unidentified woman in the leg at this location on the north side of East Colfax Avenue near Beeler Street. PHOTO BY PHILIP B. POSTON, Sentinel Colorado
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    Aurora Police investigate the scene of a shooting Jan. 31, 2022. A unidentified man shot an unidentified woman in the leg at this location on the north side of East Colfax Avenue near Beeler Street. PHOTO BY PHILIP B. POSTON, Sentinel Colorado

AURORA | An unidentified woman was shot in the leg and injured by a man who then ran east on East Colfax Avenue near Beeler Street at about 11 :30 a.m., police said.

The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive the shooting, Aurora police said in a tweet.

The shooting suspect was describe to police as a Black male. No other details about the circumstances of the shooting or a description of a suspect were provided.

Police and Sentinel staff reporters said there is a heavy police presence in the area.

At the scene, a woman approached police and said a man was being held hostage at a motel across the street. Police spokesperson Matthew Wells-Longshore told the Sentinel that there was no hostage situation, but that the motel was in the process of getting two guests to leave.

This appeared to be the fourth shooting in three days in Aurora. Police have reported about 35 shootings in Aurora this month.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

4 replies on “Woman shot in the leg Monday morning on East Colfax in Aurora”

    1. Doug here’s the plan. Currently, six on council are sick of the crime, sick of the griminess, sick of the general poor law enforcement the city has become famous for. Four on council, known for taking every opportunity to undermine the cops. The city has come up with a plan to beef up security on east Colfax with money for businesses. Six of them, have told business’s first come first serve to improve security of the businesses with stepped up security, alarms, bars on windows, cameras. What do you think the other four said? CM Murillo said for example, she would balk at a business that hires any private security with their allotment funds. CM Combs, and Marcano, want matching funds for more seeds of social construction issues. That’s the happy end of the city’s plan you are wondering about. Some offering solutions (far from the perfect fix), some dragging their feet to the max.

    2. If I haven’t made it clear to you yet, let me briefly explain. Chief Wilson is a politician who massaged her career and paid little attention to how to do the actual police job. She gave no thought to how to address crime, crowd control, etc. The legislature and council rely upon this type police administrator for answers, since they know nothing. Politician police chiefs have been keeping police departments with the same cheap and ineffective tactics. Since we keep picking politicians who never made waves and tried to change things, I expect no real answers. This is compounded by the fact that long term solutions cannot be instituted because every five years they pick another police politician who shows how progressive they are by changing the uniform or the decal on the police cars.

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