Aurora police are investigating two shootings that occurred on Sunday that left one person injured.
One person was treated for cuts he received after bullets shattered the window of his vehicle.
According to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli, the 21-year-old was driving eastbound on Fifth Avenue, nearing Smith Boulevard, around 1:10 a.m. when someone shot at him.
He said a Chevrolet SUV pulled up beside him and that someone inside the SUV fired several shots in his direction.
Several bullets struck the 21-year-old’s vehicle, shattering a window, Ferrelli said.
The he was treated on the scene for scrapes he received from the glass.
Ferrelli said the SUV continued eastbound on Fifth Avenue after the shots were fired.
During the shooting, a home in the 400 block of Smith Street was struck and damaged. The 21-year-old’s vehicle also sustained about $2,000 in damages, Ferrelli said.
There was no further suspect information provided.
The second shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. Sunday in the 0-99 block of North Root Street.
A 29-year-old man said he was standing in a backyard when someone hiding behind a parked car fired several shots in his direction. All shots missed the victim, Ferrelli said.
The suspect was described as tall, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with its hood up.
Anyone with information about either shooting is asked to call investigators at 630-256-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000.
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