AURORA | Police say a teenage boy dropped off at a local hospital appears to have been shot Saturday afternoon while in Montview Park in northwest Aurora.
Police were called to the park at East 19th Avenue and Chester Street at about 3:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire in the area.
Numerous police rushed to the park, but no victims were found, police said. Witnesses said that an unknown shooting suspect was seen running west from the park, but no details were released.
Some time later, police were notified that a boy, age 15 or 16, had bee dropped off at an emergency room by two unidentified males.
“It is believed he is the victim from the earlier shots fired call in Montview Park,” police said in a statement. The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, which appeared to be non-life threatening.