AURORA | Police arrested one man and are seeking another after the two men got into a dispute inside an Aurora convenience store early Sunday, causing a handgun to fire and striking a bystander, injuring him.
Officers were called to the Circle K convenience store at 291. S. Sable Blvd. at about 12:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting.
Investigators said two men inside the store were involved in a dispute before the shooting occurred.
“During the confrontation, one man shoved the other, causing a firearm to discharge,” Aurora Police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. “The round struck an uninvolved bystander.”
When police arrived, they began medical treatment on the injured man, who was transported to a nearby hospital.
Police said the man’s gun injury was non-life threatening.
“Follow-up work quickly identified a suspect vehicle,” Easterwood said. “Officers located it a short distance away and conducted a high-risk stop, taking 36-year-old Jimmie White into custody.”
White faces charges of second-degree assault, prohibited use of a weapon, obstructing a peace officer or firearm, disorderly conduct, DUI, and open container.
The other shooting suspect fled the scene on foot, police said.
“Detectives are working to identify and contact him,” Easterwood said.
As of Sunday morning, White was being held at the Aurora detention center without bond, according to police.
Wow! DUI and carrying a loaded weapon with a round in the chamber.
Lucky that Jimmie White did not kill the store patron.
Does White have a Conceal Carry Permit?
Thank you, Aurora Police, for getting White off the streets.