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Man says bullet pierced apartment window, hit him in head

The man called 911 to say he had been shot in the head. He was transported to the hospital early Friday morning.

AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department (APD) is investigating a shooting in an apartment near 10700 E. Exposition Ave, near South Havana Street and East Exposition Avenue.

At about 12:07 a.m., Friday, a man called 911 and said he had been shot in the head, according to a tweet from APD. The man told police the bullet came into his apartment through a window.

The man was awake and talking as he was transported to the hospital, according to police.

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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