AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora man was arrested on suspicion of shooting two teens – killing one of them – who attempted to break into his car, Aurora Police said on Thursday.
About 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, residents in the 19400 block of East 59th Place heard a car alarm going off and saw two people dressed in black attempting to break into a Hyundai Elantra, according to Aurora Police.
The vehicle owner, identified by police as Orest Schur, 27, confronted the two people, who left in a suspected stolen vehicle, police said.
The vehicle owner, who was armed, got into his Hyundai and followed the other vehicle until it crashed in the 19500 block of East 58th Circle. He fired several shots at the people he suspected of trying to break into his car, striking both of them.
One of the teenage boys was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he died. He has not been identified yet, police said.
The other teen, a 13-year-old boy, ran to a nearby relative's house and was taken to a hospital. He is expected to survive, police said.
Schur was arrested on suspicion of:
- First-degree murder
- Attempted first-degree murder
Witnesses are asked to either call police or submit tips to through 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.
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