Aurora Police are investigating a shooting that left one man injured on the city’s east side Wednesday evening. 

Just before 6:30 p.m., Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center received reports of a person shot and a vehicle crash in the 1000 block of Dearborn Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a male adult suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Aurora Fire Department paramedics arrived on the scene and transported the male to a local hospital. The man is expected to survive.

Detectives from the Aurora Police Department’s Bureau of Investigations responded to the scene and began investigating the specific circumstances of the incident. Evidence Technicians also responded to the scene to identify and collect forensic evidence from the shooting. Officers and detectives also conducted a canvass of the neighborhood to collect potential information from neighbors to assist with the investigation. 

This investigation into Wednesday evening’s shooting remains an active investigation. Anyone with information or potential video from home surveillance systems is asked to call Aurora Police’s Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500 or email [email protected]. You can also call the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000 to report information regarding the incident anonymously.

Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards up to $5,000 and anonymity to people who furnish information leading to the arrest of felony crime offenders and the capture of felony fugitives.