AURORA, Colo. — A man and a woman were shot Saturday night as they were inside a vehicle driving on Interstate 225 in Aurora, the police department said in a tweet.
The shooting happened on the northbound side of the highway near East 6th Avenue. Both victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, Aurora Police (APD) said.
No arrests have been made and at this time, police could only say that the assailants were in a black SUV.
The highway was closed between Alameda Avenue and 6th Avenue as police investigated the shooting. They're still working to determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Anyone with information should contact Aurora Police or Metro Denver 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.
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