15-year-old girl fatally shot at ‘pop-up party’ after group brawl, Aurora police say
Police say an alcohol-fueled pop-up party that migrated from Denver to Aurora descended into a melee and shooting that killed a -year-old girl early Sunday morning Aurora Police Department Division Chief Mark Hildebrand disclosed at a news conference Thursday that groups of children joined the party after seeing a livestreamed video on social media One group including a -year-old Colorado Springs boy arrived when the gathering moved to Aurora The group instigated a fight after which the boy shot into the crowd Hildebrand disclosed Police played a blurred video of the fight that preceded the shooting which Hildebrand mentioned was shocking and was part of a trend in juvenile violence stemming from gatherings promoted online If it ends with just a fight we re lucky he revealed We even have information that they re participating in girl fight clubs So the behavior that we re observing in this is thoroughly unacceptable The -year-old boy was arrested Wednesday in Colorado Springs by Aurora police and local law enforcement on an outstanding motor-vehicle-theft warrant Hildebrand mentioned Two handguns were also seized from the boy s home Hildebrand declared police do not know whether the firearms were used in Sunday s shooting but bullet casings of different calibers were located at the scene suggesting multiple guns were fired Related Articles -year-old boy arrested in Aurora triple shooting that killed injured in head-on crash involving driver fleeing Aurora police Teen killed injured in shooting at Aurora fire station parking lot Bodycam shows Aurora officer grappling with suspect before May shooting Family of Kilyn Lewis sues Aurora SWAT officer for wrongful death in police shooting A warrant was subsequently issued for first-degree murder counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of possessing a handgun as a juvenile In addition to the girl killed a -year-old woman was hospitalized and another teen suffered minor injuries in the shooting The woman and girl who died were determined by firefighters returning to the nearby Aurora Fire Rescue station at East Hoffman Blvd While Hildebrand announced the matter was a tragedy he disclosed it should also alert parents and schools to the dangers of similar parties which he declared are frequented by gang members and often involve underage drug and alcohol use I think parents need to be aware of what their kids are doing he revealed This demands to stop Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
