AURORA, Colo. – A person is in police custody and police have opened a homicide investigation following a shooting Friday afternoon in Aurora.
The shooting was reported in the area of E. 4th Avenue and N. Sable Boulevard just after 5:30 p.m.
Police said several officers were looking for a suspect at large and neighbors were told to shelter in place.
#APDAlert: Officers are on scene of a shooting in the 1300 block of N Sable Blvd. A suspect is at large in the area. Numerous officers are in the area searching for the suspect. Neighbors in the area should shelter in place. Updates here. pic.twitter.com/Ts9UxCFQU6
— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) March 16, 2018
Investigators shut down North Sable Boulevard between E. Colfax Avenue and E. 13th Avenue as they searched for the suspect.
About 30 minutes later, police tweeted they had taken one person into custody.
No information as to what led to the shooting was released. The victim’s identity was also not released.
The roads have since reopened.
