Aurora police are currently investigating a sequence of events that commenced with a shooting and culminated in a dramatic crash involving a vehicle and a light rail train, resulting in four hospitalizations on Wednesday morning. According to KDVR, the initial incident was reported near 18494 E. Kepner Pl. in Aurora at 8:13 a.m. Within a matter of minutes, a second emergency call led authorities to the scene of the vehicular collision with a light rail train at Sable Boulevard and Ellsworth Avenue.
As provided by the Aurora police, the suspects involved in the shooting were seen fleeing the site in a car, which subsequently collided with an RTD train close to East Ellsworth Avenue and Sable Boulevard. This incident left the train partially derailed. "The shooting appears to be family-related", Aurora Police Cmdr. Matthew Brukbacher said in a news conference, and he reassured that there were no outstanding suspects and no threat to the public, as reported by CBS News Colorado.
The aftermath of the events led to significant disruptions in the local transport services. The RTD train implicated in the crash will face a prolonged period out of service, and traffic was temporarily halted in both directions on Sable at Ellsworth, though the roadways have since reopened. In response to the train service suspension, RTD has set up a shuttle bus service bridging the gap between Florida and 13th Avenue stations, and they advise customers to follow RTD Service Alerts for any updates, as obtained by Denver7.
