AURORA, Colo. — Two boys — a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old — were taken to the hospital after they were shot near an Aurora basketball court Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Aurora Police Department, officers responded to a shooting in the 12400 block of East Ford Avenue around 4:10 p.m. When officers arrived, they found two victims — a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy — suffering from gunshot wounds.
The boys were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At least four juveniles were detained, according to Aurora police. The department said one suspect is still outstanding. A SWAT Team was seen breaking down the doorway at a nearby residence, but it is unclear if it is related to the shooting.
No one has been arrested as of Wednesday evening.
The basketball court is surrounded by several residential buildings. One of the bullets traveled into a nearby condo, shattering a glass door.
One mother, who wished to not be identified due to safety concerns, said she was getting her son out of his car seat when she heard the shots.
"As I'm disconnecting my son out of his car seat, that's when I hear all the gunshots. And then as I put him upstairs in my room, I went and looked down my back window, and I could see [a woman] crying and saying that her kids got shot," the mother said.
The mother said she is now scared for her family.
"My heart was racing because it's so close to home, and I was scared that maybe one of the bullets could have went through my house and got my other daughter because she was home at the time, too," she said.
Julissa Melgar, who lives nearby, said the shooting has forced her to reevaluate her living situation.
"I thought it was a safe community. It's maybe time to get up and move now," she said.
Investigators believe the juveniles all knew each other. Detectives are conducting interviews while the department's crime scene unit collects evidence. A weapon and "numerous shell casings" were found at the scene, according to Aurora police.
The shooting and the preceding circumstances are under investigation.
