AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department arrested four teens in connection to a vehicle pursuit that included gunshots being fired Thursday night in Aurora.
At about 8 p.m., police responded to a call of a burglary in the 24200 block of East Mexico Avenue, according to police. The caller reported a gray Kia Sportage had been stolen from their garage, and they were tracking the car's movements with a GPS monitoring system, police said.
At about 9 p.m., Aurora officers in an unmarked vehicle saw the vehicle near 17th Avenue and Trenton Street in Denver and followed it to the area of 21st Avenue and Ulster Street. That's when multiple shots were fired from the car towards the officers, police said.
One round hit the unmarked police vehicle and two parked vehicles were also hit by gunshots. The officers immediately took cover and did not return fire, police said. The officers were not injured, and the other vehicles were unoccupied when the shooting happened.
A pursuit was authorized that went through parts of the north metro area in Denver, Green Valley Ranch and Aurora, police said.
Officers tried to perform a PIT maneuver on the suspect vehicle near the intersection of Tower Road and Montview Boulevard, which was unsuccessful. The vehicle then got a flat tire in the 1700 block of Cathay Court and several people abandoned the car and ran from the scene, according to police.
Officers with Aurora and Denver searched the area and detained four suspects — three 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old. They were booked into the Arapahoe County juvenile detention facility and are each being held on suspicion of the following charges:
- Two counts of first-degree attempted murder
- Second-degree burglary
- Aggravated motor vehicle theft
Several firearms were recovered at the scene, police said. Officers also recovered more than 20 shell casings believed to have been fired at police from three separate scenes.
One of the teens was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.