6 teens are in the hospital after Colorado drive-by shooting. Here’s what we know

Students wait to be allowed back into their school at Aurora Central High School after a nearby drive-by shooting at Nome Park forced school officials to create a secured perimeter around the school, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Aurora, Colo. | Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post via Associated Press

Suspects in the shooting remain at large

Six teenagers are in the hospital after a drive-by shooting at a small park near a high school in Aurora, Colorado, police said Monday.

• The six teens all attend Aurora Central High School.
• One of the students drove himself to the hospital.
• None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, according to NBC News.

Aurora, Colorado, Police Chief Vanessa Wilson told CNN Monday that witnesses saw multiple suspicious vehicles in the area before the shooting, which happened at about 12:45 p.m. Monday.

• Suspects remain at large.
• Wilson said that gang specialists are investing what happened, per NBC News.

Wilson told CNN that the shooting is a sign of how dangerous gun violence can be for people.

• “My understanding is it was a drive-by shooting, as well as there may have been people on foot,” Wilson said.
• “I think enough is enough. And I think we need to come together as a community,” Wilson said. “This is a public health crisis.”

6 teens are in the hospital after Colorado drive-by shooting. Here’s what we know
Source: Gabriella Pinoys