The driver of an SUV crashed into a 7-Eleven store in Aurora early Saturday, and responding police officers found a man shot. The victim died on the spot.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday near 15550 E. Mississippi Ave., police said. said in a press release. A 911 caller told police that an SUV had crashed and there was a person with a gunshot wound.
Officers responded and found a man on the ground outside a black SUV. He died of an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
The man’s name will be released by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office after the family has been notified. A murder investigation is underway.
Police do not yet have any initial information about a suspect in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident or about a suspect is asked to call 720-913-7867.