2 wounded in Aurora shooting

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Two people were shot Thursday afternoon in west suburban Aurora.

About 12:25 p.m., the two were in front of a home in the 100 block of Chestnut Street in Aurora when two males walked up to them, shot them and ran away, according to a statement from Aurora police.

The two people who were shot were taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, police said.

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