Three people were hospitalized in Aurora Monday after an early-morning shooting on East Colfax Avenue, according to the Aurora Police Department.
Around 12:15 a.m. Monday, Aurora officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 9500 block of East Colfax Avenue, near Clinton Street, according to a post on social media from the police department.
When officers arrived on scene, they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds and a third person who had been physically assaulted, the department stated online.
All three victims were transported to a local hospital by paramedics, and one of the gunshot victims was in critical condition, according to the Aurora Police Department.. As of 6 a.m. Monday, the unidentified victim was in stable condition.
A large perimeter was set up after the shooting as police searched for the suspects involved.
Around 1:30 a.m., police said online that the suspects were last seen running near East 13th Avenue and Dayton Street. In a 6 a.m. update, they announced that a person of interest had been taken into custody.
The investigation is ongoing and no other information is available at this time, police said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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