20-Year-Old Gunned Down in Aurora

An early morning shooting on the City’s Near South East side claimed the life of a 20-year-old Aurora man on Saturday, police said. It was the second shooting death in as many days.

Theran L. Smith of the 1000 block of Charles Street was pronounced dead at 9:25 a.m. at an Aurora hospital where he was taken after being shot in the overnight hours, police said in a press release.

At 2:25 a.m., Aurora Police responded to the 900 block of Jackson Street for a call of shots fired and a person down. They found Smith lying in a driveway suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police.

Police said an investigation indicates that Smith was hanging out with a group of people near a building in the 500 block of East Ashland Avenue when multiple shots were fired, apparently from a line of trees south of where the group was standing. Smith then ran and collapsed at the spot where he was found by officers.

Police on Saturday said there were no suspects, and no one in custody. An autopsy is pending at the Kane County Coroner’s Office.

Police said there is no known motive in the shooting and it is not known if it is connected to a shooting Friday afternoon in the 200 block of Schiller Street, where a 24 year old man was killed.

Man Shot to Death in Aurora; Police Seeking Suspects

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