A 64-year-old Aurora man was shot and killed early Sunday morning on Aurora’s Near West Side.
Police said they are investigating the shooting as a homicide.
At 12:55 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a home on the 800 block of Iowa Avenue for a reported gunshot victim, according to a news release from the police department.
Police found Samuel Smith Jr. inside his home with a single gunshot wound.
Aurora Fire Department paramedics transported Smith to Presence Mercy Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m., according to police.
Police did not say whether Smith was shot inside or outside his home.
Smith’s 73-year-old girlfriend, asleep on the second floor, was the only other person home during the shooting, according to police.
Smith’s girlfriend and at least one other person said they heard more than one gunshot fired, according to the news release.
Police said they are continuing to process evidence, and the investigation is in its preliminary stage.
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Detectives “have several working theories but no firm motives,” according to the news release.
Police said they do not yet know if Smith was targeted.
An autopsy is scheduled Monday at the Kane County coroner’s office in Geneva.
Police ask anyone with information about Smith’s shooting to call Aurora police investigators at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000.
Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to any arrests.
People also can submit tips through the Aurora Police Department’s free My PD mobile app.
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