A predawn shooting near 22nd Place and Billings Street in Aurora left one person hospitalized early Sunday, with police confirming the victim is in stable condition as investigators search for the shooter. The gunfire, reported around 1 a.m., sparked confusion online after social media inquiries raised questions about whether multiple people had been struck.
The Aurora Police Dept
responded directly to one such inquiry Sunday morning, clarifying that only a single person was shot and injured. “Good morning, only one person was shot and injured. They are in stable condition at an area hospital. An investigation is underway to locate the suspect,” the department wrote, addressing a post that had asked whether multiple people were shot at 22nd Place and Billings around 1 a.m. No arrests have been announced, and the suspect’s identity remains unknown.
A Neighborhood With a Violent History
The intersection where Sunday’s shooting occurred carries some history of its own. East 22nd Avenue and Billings Street previously served as the crash site during a high-profile February 2014 police chase, when two suspects fleeing a fatal robbery shooting wrecked their vehicle there before being apprehended, according to Sentinel Colorado…