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25-year-old Aurora man dead after accidental shooting, police say

By Sun-Times Wire

A 25-year-old Aurora man was shot to death Saturday in the Kane County city in what the police said appeared to be an accidental shooting.

Angel G. Reyna was pronouncd dead just before 8 a.m. after being found with “a single gunshot wound” inside a home in the 1300 block of Monomoy Street, according to the Aurora police.

They said Reyna was inside the home with someone else and that it appeared the gun was accidently discharged.

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