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On Friday, June 11th, 2021 at around 10:20p.m. officers from the Aurora Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area of South Fraser Street and South Fraser Court in the Meadow Hills Neighborhood. Upon arrival they located evidence of an apparent shooting at that location; however no victims were located at the scene. A short time later two shooting victims arrived at the Emergency Department of a local hospital by private vehicle.
Tragically, one of the victim, who is an adult male, has died from his injuries. The second victim, a 17-year-old male was treated and released from the hospital this morning. The name of the deceased victim is not being released at this time and will be released by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office once he has been positively identified and his next of kind have been notified.
The Major Crimes/Homicide Unit responded to the scene and is conducting the investigation into this homicide. It is in the very early stages and at this time there is no additional information that is being released. Investigators are still in the process of interviewing witnesses, area residents and sorting through details to determine exactly what lead up to this fatal shooting.
Anyone who witnessed this shooting or has information about the case is asked to contact Agent Ethan Snow at 303.739.6523. Tipsters can also report information by using Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. By using Crime Stoppers tipster can remain anonymous and are eligible for a REWARD of up to $2,000.
Lieutenant Chris Amsler
Commanding Officer/Public Information Officer
Media Relations Unit
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