Police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of shooting three people across Aurora late Thursday night, leaving at least one with life-threatening injuries.
Around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, a 50-year-old woman was shot in her car in the 4400 block of South Eagle Circle, according to a statement from the Aurora Police Department.
Police believe the suspect then drove to the 4600 block of South Crystal Way — about half a mile southeast — and shot a 64-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man walking in the area.
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Aurora officers located the suspect’s damaged car in the 14200 block of East Tufts Place, the police department said in the statement. Officers then saw a person matching the description of the shooter inside an apartment.
Police said four people were evacuated from inside the apartment unit as officers arrested the unidentified, white suspect. The 35-year-old was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The investigation shut down Aurora’s Smoky Hill Road in both directions between Quincy and Evanston for three hours overnight Thursday.
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