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Woman killed, suspect shot in overnight Aurora homicide

The shooting happened in the 14600 block of East 2nd Avenue, according to the Aurora Police Department

Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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A woman was killed in an overnight shooting in Aurora on Friday that also hospitalized one of the four suspects.

Three of the suspects attempted to flee the scene in a moving truck but got stuck in the snow near E470 and Peña Boulevard in Denver, where Aurora officers arrested them, according to .

Officers are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Just before 3 a.m., Aurora police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 14600 block of East 2nd Avenue, the release stated.

When first responders arrived at the scene, paramedics took two people with gunshot wounds to a local hospital for treatment while patrol officers pursued the three suspects fleeing in a moving truck, the release stated.

In a , police announced that one of the gunshot victims — an adult woman — had died from her injuries in the hospital and the second was a suspect in the case.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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