Incident

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7-14-2019 Colorado Aurora 1-1

Location

July 14, 2019

Incident Address

Aurora, Colorado

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Elijah Wilkins
Age: 37
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Darius Banks
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun

Notes

Suspect accidentally shot cousin to death while playing with gun.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/1-wounded-in-aurora-shooting

URL: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/police-make-an-arrest-in-deadly-shooting-at-aurora-crash-scene

URL: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/affidavit-teen-shot-killed-cousin-while-playing-with-gun/73-23d3f765-110b-4541-bb32-14bd3e0df572

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 42