AURORA, IL — Hours after police found two men shot Friday morning on Aurora's West Side, officers were called across town to investigate a second shooting, officials said.
Police were dispatched at 3:44 p.m. to the 1100 block of Bonner Avenue where they found a 45-year-old man suffering non-life-threatening injuries inside a residence, officials said.
Officers rendered aid, including applying a tourniquet, before Aurora Fire Department paramedics arrived to bring the man to a hospital.
Initial information indicated he may have been injured in a shooting that occurred in the surrounding neighborhood before seeking help at a nearby residence, where officers located him, according to a news release.
Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and reviewed surveillance footage. The investigation remains ongoing, but no suspects were in custody as of Friday afternoon.
Earlier Friday morning, at about 9:30 a.m., police found two men injured as a result of a shooting in the 2000 block of West Downer Place, Patch reported. Investigators believe the incident was targeted.
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Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the police department's investigations division at 630-256-5500. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000 or www.p3tips.com/135. The program offers cash rewards of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of felony crime offenders and the capture of felony fugitives.
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