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1 dead, 1 injured in northwest Aurora shooting

Shooting happened in the 3100 block of Ursula Street on Wednesday

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 Wednesday night shooting in Aurora’s Morris Heights neighborhood left one man dead and a teenager in the hospital, police said.

Aurora officers responded to a shooting in the 3100 block of Ursula Street just before 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the police department.

When they arrived, officers found two people had been shot: an 18-year-old from Wheat Ridge and a 17-year-old from Denver, police said.

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Paramedics took both victims to the hospital, where the 18-year-old later died from his injuries, according to a Thursday morning update from Aurora police officials. He will be identified by the Adams County Coroner's Office.

The 17-year-old is expected to survive, police said.

No suspects had been identified or arrested as of Thursday afternoon.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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