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15-year-old boy injured in Aurora overnight shooting

Police say the teen walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound in the ankle late Thursday night.

AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department (APD) is investigating a shooting that happened Thursday night in the North Aurora Division neighborhood.

At about 9:50 p.m., APD was called to investigate a patient who arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the ankle, according to a tweet from APD.

The 15-year-old boy was at a car wash, located at 1530 Kingston Street when someone in a black sedan fired several shots,  APD said.

One of the shots injured the teen, police said.

This shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or visit metrodenvercrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000. 

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers is notified at the conclusion of the investigation. 

From there, an awards committee reviews the information provided and, if the information leads to an arrest, the tipster will be notified. Rewards can be collected using the code numbers received when the tip was originally submitted. 

> More information about Metro Denver Crime Stoppers can be found here. 

> Additional Crime Stoppers bulletins can be found here. 

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