2 shot near west suburban senior living community: police

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Friday, May 15, 2026
2 shot near west suburban senior living community: police

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Two people were shot near a west suburban senior living community Friday morning, Aurora police said.

Aurora police responded to a reported shooting just after 9:30 a.m. in the 2000-block of West Downer Place and found a 25-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound near Downer and Edgelawn Drive.

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The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was later released.

A second male gunshot victim arrived at another local hospital for treatment, police said. He was treated and released.

Police said the two were associated with at least two vehicles in the parking lot near the Assissi Homes of Downer Place.

Several vehicles were shot, police said.

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Chopper 7 was over the scene about 11:30 a.m.

There was a large police presence, crime scene tape and evidence markers.

A car was also on the scene with its back windshield shattered.

Several nearby schools and childcare facilities were placed on hold-in-place status during the investigation.

The public was asked to avoid the area. The scene was cleared after noon.

The shooting appears to have been targeted, police said.

There is no indication of an ongoing threat to the broader community, police said.

No one is in custody.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Aurora Police Department's Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000 or via their website at www.p3tips.com/135.

Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of felony crime suspects and the capture of felony fugitives.

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