Man In Stable Condition After Shooting On Aurora's East Side: Police

AURORA, IL — A man was shot on Aurora's east side Thursday night, according to police.

Officers believe he was shot in the area near McCoy Drive and Eola Road before he was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, officials wrote at 9:38 p.m. in a post on Facebook.

"This investigation is on going and updates will be made as soon as they become available," police said.

In an update as 12:01 a.m. Friday, police said the victim was in stable condition.

The portion of road was processed as a crime scene, and traffic in the area was temporaily rerouted while evidence technicians worked, police said.

The man was the second person who was reportedly shot Thursday in Aurora. The first incident happened in the 1000 block of North Lake Street, Patch reported.

A person of interest was taken into custody after the gunshot victim was found, police said in an alert at 4:52 p.m. Thursday.

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Anyone with information about Thursday night's shooting is asked to call the department at 630-892-1000 or leave an annonymous tip with Aurora Area Crime Stoppers.