Aurora, IL – Aurora Police are investigating a shooting that left a man hospitalized early Monday morning after an incident at a gas station on South Broadway.
According to the Aurora Police Department, officers responded around 3:44 a.m. Monday, December 8, to the Mobil gas station at 300 S. Broadway for a report of a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, officers found a 49-year-old man suffering from multiple upper-body gunshot wounds.
Aurora Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital. Officials said his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, and he remains in stable condition.
Investigators say the victim was pumping gas when a male suspect wearing a gray winter coat, brown pants, and brown shoes approached and allegedly shot him before fleeing eastbound from the gas station.
K-9 units conducted a search, but the suspect was not located. Police described the attack as “brazen and unprovoked,” emphasizing that the behavior has “no place in our community.”
The Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Division continues to search for the suspect and urges anyone with information to contact them at (630) 256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000. Anonymous tips may also be submitted online.
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