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Man shot at Aurora gas station

The man arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest and was rushed into surgery, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Jacob Taylor, 19, was charged with a felony for shooting a 26-year-old man in Schaumburg.

A man was shot Oct. 6, 2019, at a gas station in west suburban Aurora.

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A 31-year-old man was shot Sunday at a gas station in west suburban Aurora.

Police responded to the shooting about 4:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Farnsworth Avenue and learned that someone else had driven the man to a local hospital, Aurora police said.

The man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest and was rushed into surgery, police said. His condition was stabilized.

Aurora police are investigating.

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