16-Year-Old Aurora Boy Shot and Killed

A 16-year-old Aurora boy was shot and killed early Thursday morning, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department.

Officers received a call at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday for a possible gunshot victim lying in a driveway in the first block of North State Street. When officers arrived, they found Daniel J. Garcia, of the 100 block of South State Street, had more than one gunshot wound.

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Garcia was found in the driveway of his cousins, one of whom made the 911 call. According to police, Garcia’s identity was not known to the cousin at the time police were called.

It is not exactly clear when Garcia may have been shot as police did not receive any calls for gunfire in that area. Garcia was last seen alive at around 12:30 a.m. at his home. A neighborhood canvass revealed that shots were heard in the neighborhood where he was found deceased at about the same time he left his home, but police were never called. There are no descriptions of the shooter and no one is in custody. Garcia was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:43 a.m.

Police do not have a definite motive at this time but have not ruled out possible street gang motivation. An autopsy on Garcia is pending at the Kane County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police Investigators at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000. Callers to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and qualify for a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to any arrests.