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Driver in critical condition after shooting on southbound I-225 in Aurora



DENVER (KDVR) — A driver is in critical condition following a shooting on southbound Interstate 225 in Aurora early Saturday.

The Aurora Police Department told Fox31 that it received a call at 1:14 a.m. of a vehicle that had driven into the barrier along southbound I-225, near 6th Avenue.

Officers who arrived noticed the driver was suffering from gunshot wounds, at which point the driver was transfered to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, APD said.

The incident shutdown southbound I-225 between 6th Avenue and Alameda Avenue for several hours, however police said the interstate was back open as of 6:20 a.m.

APD said it is investigating what may have caused the shooting but that there is no indication it was the result of a road rage situation.

Anyone who was near the area of the incident at around 1:15 a.m. is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.

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