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AURORA | An unidentified man was seriously injured during a shooting Sunday night at a west-central Aurora restaurant where he worked.
Police were called to the Panda Buffet, 12597 E. Mississippi Ave., at about 9:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting inside the restaurant.
“The victim is an adult male who was transported to the hospital,” Aurora police spokesperson Sydney Edwards said in a statement. “His injuries are serious and non-life threatening.”
No one else was injured in the shooting, police said.
“Officers are currently looking for one suspect that fled the scene,” Edwards said.
Police gave no details about the motive behind the shooting, other than to say the investigation was preliminary as of Sunday night.
“It is unclear how the incident started and if the victim and the suspect knew each other,” Edwards said.