No injuries were reported after an Aurora police officer responding to a driving-related altercation Tuesday morning on the East Side of the city discharged their firearm, striking a vehicle, according to the Aurora Police Department.
At around 9:33 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a call reporting a driving-related altercation around Jackson Street and East Benton Street in Aurora, a news release from the police department said. The caller stated a driver was following him, had displayed a firearm and claimed to be law enforcement in an attempt to get the caller to stop, according to the release.
Officers ultimately located the vehicles at Fourth Avenue and South State Street, the release said, and encountered the driver referenced in the call outside his vehicle. During the resulting encounter, an officer discharged their firearm once, striking the individual’s vehicle, police said.
No one was hit, per the news release, and no injuries have been reported. Aurora Fire Department paramedics who responded to the scene evaluated the individual, a 48-year-old man from Aurora, and confirmed that he was not injured. He was found to have no affiliation with a law enforcement agency and was taken into custody.
Officers canvassed the area looking for witnesses and surveillance footage of the incident, the release said, and detectives from the department’s Investigations Divisions, along with evidence technicians, responded to the scene to begin an investigation.
The investigation is ongoing, the news release said. The department is asking anyone with information to contact the Aurora Police Department Investigations Division at 630-256-5500.
The involved officer was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, the release also noted, and an independent investigation into the officer’s actions is being conducted by the department’s Deadly Force Investigative Team, police said.
