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player ready...A 55-year-old man was in custody Saturday evening after a police chase in connection with the shooting of his former roommate in Aurora.
A 55-year-old man shot his former roommate in the head Saturday afternoon and then led police on a chase that ended when he drove into a telephone pole, Aurora police said.
The suspect confronted his former roommate at about 4:40 p.m. when the 56-year-old man was outside his home in the 300 block of Jackson Place in Aurora, police said in a news release. After shooting the man, the suspect fled in his vehicle.
Officers responding to the scene obtained descriptions of the suspect and his vehicle, which special operations officers located near the intersection of Kendall Street and Farnsworth Avenue, police said.
When officers attempted a stop the car, the suspect fled and police followed. During the pursuit, officers deployed stop sticks but were unsuccessful, police said. The pursuit eventually ended in the 300 block of Claim Street, when the suspect struck a telephone pole that disabled his car, police said.
The man was taken into custody and treated at a local hospital for minor injuries resulting from the crash. He is being held in connection with the shooting but had not been charged as of 8:35 p.m. Saturday, police said.
The victim was transported to an area hospital, where he remains in stable condition, police said.
Police did not return phone calls seeking more information. This article may be updated.
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