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2 teenagers injured in Aurora shooting

By June 20, 2024 | updated 1 year ago

Flashing lights on top of police patrol car Photo Credit: kali9 (iStock).
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Aurora Police are investigating after a shooting near a playground sent two boys to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. outside an apartment complex at 12437 East Ford Ave., which is northeast of South Peoria Street and East Mississippi Avenue.

“Yeah, that was scary,” said Steven Barranco, who lives nearby.

It was a tense afternoon for Barranco and his family. He was inside when he heard shots ring out just outside their home.

“Yeah, I was in the living room when one bullet actually hit the back door of my house,” Barranco said. “And I got some glass hit on me but besides that…”

He ran to check on his niece, making sure she was OK before heading outside.

Police reported two boys, a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, were shot.

“The ambulance was taking care of the kids that got shot and the police started making us back up and they started going around the houses, checking if they could find the people. And then, they found them in a house. They were there for maybe 40 minutes at a stalemate,” Barranco said.

Police stood outside with rifles, shouting at those inside an apartment to come out.

After a tense 30 minutes, three people came out.

“But thankfully, they came out calmly. They didn’t try to fight back or anything,” Barranco said.

Police quickly handcuffed all three, leading them away. All three appeared to be juveniles.

For more on this story, and others, visit The Denver Gazette’s news partner, 9News

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