Investigators are looking for people who may have received "concerning care" at an Arapahoe County senior care facility, according to a Saturday release from the Arapahoe County sheriff's office.

The sheriff's office is conducting an investigation involving the All Saints Home Care facility alongside the district attorney's office, the release said.

Several residents were relocated from the facility Friday and are receiving care elsewhere while the investigation continues, according to the release.

The company's website says it offers assisted living and memory care in Aurora and Centennial. The company did not immediately respond to request for comment Saturday.

The sheriff's office is asking family members and guardians of those who were removed from the facility Friday, as well as former residents and their family members, to reach out to Investigator Robyn Abrams at 720-874-4043 or rabrams@arapahoegov.com "with information relevant to this investigation."

A spokesperson for the sheriff's office told Denver7 they could not provide any additional information about what prompted the investigation.

AURORA, Colo. An employee of an immigrant detention center in Aurora has been arrested after reportedly shooting a protester outside the facility Thursday night.

Brandon Booth, 42, an employee of the GEO Group a private prison company that operates detention facilities across the U.S. was detained shortly after firing a single shot at two women who had blocked his vehicle from getting into the facility so he and others could begin their evening work shifts, according to police.

Denver7 reporter Veronica Acosta followed-up on the problems at the GEO facility in the video below:

Investigators said that prior to the shooting, the women had shouted at Booth and his colleagues and had taken pictures of their vehicles before walking away.

At that point, police said, Booth retrieved a personally owned pistol and shot at the two women, striking one on her lower body.

Booth then got into his vehicle and fled the scene but was stopped a short distance away and subsequently detained, police said in a news release Friday.

The victim, who has not been identified, sustained injuries not considered life-threatening, according to an Aurora Police Department spokeswoman.

This is a tragedy on all fronts, and the Aurora Police Department will investigate this incident with the same commitment to transparency and integrity as we do all shootings, said Aurora Chief of Police Todd Chamberlain in a prepared statement. Constitutional rights are a pivotal part of a just society violence is not.

A GEO Group spokesperson said the company was "aware that an off-duty Aurora ICE Processing Center employee was involved in a shooting incident."

The spokesperson said Booth had been placed on unpaid administrative leave and that the company would "fully cooperate with law enforcement."

The ICE detention center in Aurora has been at the center of several immigrant rights protests in Colorado since President Donald Trump took office for a second time last year. This week, however, the facility came under the spotlight for refusing to cooperate with state and local health officials who are investigating a tuberculosis case in a detainee from last month.

Attorney General Phil Weiser told Denver7 his office is ready to work with the governor's office and state health officials to "bring GEO into compliance with the law."

GEO Group had until the end of day Friday to comply with the state investigation into the tuberculosis case. By end of business day, a spokesperson for the state health department said the facility had not yet given them access to complete their epidemiological investigation.

"The State followed up today with a request for a meeting with facility leadership about our request for access to the facility, and followed that request up with a series of questions about what investigation has occurred," the spokesperson said.

Denver7 reached out to the GEO Group for comment on this story but did not hear back by deadline.

Thursday's shooting is likely to ignite more protests at the facility and against ICE overall.

Immigrants rights advocates across the country have called for a national day of action Saturday to demand justice for the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joan Sebastin Durn Guerrero in Maine, two men killed by ICE earlier this month who were not the target of enforcement action.

Yoselin Corrales, an organizer with Aurora Unidos CSO, told Denver7 Friday they're going to continue to make their voices heard outside the Aurora ICE detention center.

"We have the opportunity to speak out against the oppression and abuses that we're seeing in our community, and so we are going to continue to show up," Corrales said. "They may see this as something that would make us afraid, but this only makes us want to show up more."

Earlier this week, protesters demonstrated outside Hudson's Town Hall to oppose plans to convert a shuttered prison into a new immigration detention center in the small town of 1,600 people.

Rep. Brittany Pettersen's office on Friday said she, on behalf of the Colorado Democratic delegation, again demanded answers from the Trump administration on the proposed ICE detention center in Hudson.

"The agencys documented pattern of unlawful detentions, failure to comply with Congressional oversight, and harm to our communities makes this expansion not just misguided, but dangerous," the letter states. "Against this backdrop, we strongly oppose any increase in detention capacity in Colorado."

Booth is being held on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, felony menacing, and unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon, APD officials said.

Aurora police are asking for anyone with any additional information or footage of this shooting to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.

A woman was shot and injured near the immigrant detention center in Aurora on Thursday night, police said.

The woman sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Aurora police spokeswoman Gabby Easterwood said. Police had detained a person for questioning who is potentially a suspect, she said.

Easterwood said she did not have additional information about the circumstances of the shooting, which occurred near the center in the 3100 block of Nome Street

The shooting occurred shortly after a weekly protest ended outside the facility, said Andrea Loya, the executive director of Casa de Paz, a nonprofit near the facility that works with detainees. Loya was not at the protest but said she had spoken with people who were present. She provided a photo and brief video of the scene after the shooting, showing law enforcement cordoning off a street outside the building.

Loya said one of her staff members learned of the shooting at around 7:40 p.m. while on a call with other advocates. The staff member then heard screams, Loya said.

Read the full story from our media partners at the Denver Post here.

AURORA, Colo. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is demanding access into the Aurora ICE Processing Center and the medical records of a detainee diagnosed with tuberculosis, giving the facility until Friday to comply.

The full letter from the CDPHE is below.

CDPHE laid out the request in a July 14 letter to Warden Juan Baltazar and Health Administrator Anhtuan Pham of The GEO Group, which manages the facility in Adams County. The letter, signed by CDPHE Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, asks GEO to "immediately provide the access, records, and information needed to conduct the public health investigation of a confirmed case of active tuberculosis disease" at the facility.

According to the letter, the Adams County Health Department and the Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic notified CDPHE they encountered barriers to conducting the required investigation. CDPHE says those barriers are preventing officials from determining the scope of potential exposure and protecting detainees, employees, contractors, visitors, people who have been transferred or released, and others who may have been exposed.

Denver7 reached out to the Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic, which provided the following statement.

The letter states CDPHE is aware of one confirmed case of active tuberculosis at the facility. It also notes media reports have alleged other active cases there, but public health officials have not confirmed any additional cases.

The Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic was able to speak with the patient one time, according to the letter, but clinic and county health staff have not had access to the facility to assess the situation, review medical records or conduct a contact investigation.

Watch Veronica Acosta's report in the video below:

CDPHE cites several state laws and regulations giving it the authority to investigate, including Colorado Revised Statutes requiring state and local health agencies to investigate all reported or suspected TB cases.

The letter lists five specific actions CDPHE wants GEO to take by July 17:

Joy Athanasiou is an immigration attorney whose client is being held at the processing center.

"I am gravely concerned," Athanasiou said. "I'd like to see ICE obey the law."

Athanasiou wants ICE and GEO Group to follow the state's public health rules and meet Friday's deadline. She said public health authorities need to be let inside to do their jobs.

"Allow our public health authorities into the facility, and they need to test every single person in that facility, and they need to do contact tracing," she said.

An ICE spokesperson has repeatedly told Denver7 the facility currently has no confirmed active TB cases.

A spokesperson provided the following statement:

Doctors who work with infectious diseases say contact tracing is essential in situations like this to prevent further spread.

Martin Krsak is a physician specializing in infectious diseases. He said identifying exposed contacts matters because those people could unknowingly be developing symptoms. "

"Any sort of contacts that may have been exposed and who now therefore may be en route to developing symptoms and disease could potentially then spread this further in their communities," Krsak said.

Denver7 asked CDPHE what happens if the facility does not meet Friday's deadline.

A spokesperson told Denver7 protecting everyone connected to the facility is its top priority and that its goal right now is simply to gain access to determine whether there is an outbreak.

"If we are unable to obtain the necessary access and information, we will determine appropriate next steps," CDPHE said in a statement.

As of Thursday, it remained unclear whether GEO Group or ICE would grant CDPHE access to the facility or the detainee's medical records by Friday's deadline.

AURORA, Colo.  A 55-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Aurora Wednesday afternoon.

It happened near the intersection of S. Dunkirk Street and E. Louisiana Avenue, according to the Aurora Police Department.

Police said the man was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe when, for an unknown reason, he left the roadway and crashed into a tree.

Police and paramedics responded to the location moments later. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Arapahoe County Coroners Office will identify the driver at the conclusion of their investigation.

Police are still looking into the cause of the crash.

Starting at 3 years old, Jordan Nytes found her calling "between the sticks" and now has made it to the professional level as a goalkeeper for Denver Summit FC. This Colorado native remembers her roots playing for Grandview High School and being apart of the championship state team in 2022.

"We made it past some of the best opponents in the state, and we were underdogs through it all, which was the best part about it. We all just like pushed each other and there was nothing better than winning state that year, like it was some of the best memories I ever had," Nytes said.

At the time, Brian Wood was the head girls soccer coach who took over after his wife retired from the position. He previously coached the boys soccer team, and recognized this girls team was a strong group.

"We were lucky. We had quite a bit of talent, which was good and we also had lots of years where we had over 100 players come out to try to play," Wood said. "So there was lots of selection of players. We were really lucky to have a couple of clubs right in the area that developed players really well."

Wood beamed looking at the trophy case inside of Grandview High School, remembering the championship run and how the team developed over that season.

"We knew we had a strong group. We started off kind of slow and struggled to score goals, but we had Jordan in the back. We only lost one game that year and that was to Valor and it was one nothing and the girl had just an amazing shot," Wood said.

In the semifinal game, they played at Denver University and went into a double overtime beating the number one seed Valor Christian High School. Wood remembered Nytes catching the soccer ball with one hand during that game and continuing to play.

"So that was kind of amazing thing that happened during that game. She was just so focused and so confident in her skills, and it's just fun to see," Wood said.

Beyond the memories from this season and being state champions, Nytes will never forget the friendships she developed on this team and the semifinal game that got them there.

"The lights had gone out like on the field, it was like 11 p.m. and we just scored. I remember like I just had full body chills, like I was crying. Everybody was crying. It was just the most insane thing, like one of my biggest soccer memories for sure," Nytes said.

This player and coach returned back to the practice fields at Grandview High School to take a trip down memory lane and to reflect on Nytes now playing at the professional level in her home state.

"I'm playing with some of the most talented players in the world, and I'm learning so much every day from such a great ownership team and great coaches and that all stems from like the experiences I've had in high school and club soccer, even when I was just a little kid," Nytes said. "It's definitely surreal, full circle, and just super incredible that I'm able to be a part of this."

For Wood, he is able to watch his once goalie achieve her goals and cheer her on along the way.

"It's awesome. It's so much fun to have a player that you had play here and play in the in the professional ranks. She's not our first, but she's our first one here that's actually playing in the Denver area, that's a really neat thing," Wood said.

The clock is ticking as Denver Summit FC will soon make history in their new temporary home at Centennial Stadium against the Portland Thorns. Denver7 has tips on how you can watch and where to park.

Denver Summit FC kicks off its first match at its temporary Centennial Stadium home on Saturday, July 18, against the Portland Thorns and with up to 12,000 spectators expected, fans need a plan to get there.

On-site reserved parking at the temporary stadium is extremely limited. The team is partnering with Arapahoe County, the Cherry Creek School District, and a handful of Centennial-based companies to offer several off-site parking options, most of which are within walking distance of the stadium.

Free Shuttle Lot Boom Supersonic (6803 S Tucson Way):

West lot 1 Arapahoe County Justice Center (7305 S Potomac St):

0.1-mile walk to stadium

North lot 1 Haselden Construction (6950 S Potomac St):

0.5-mile walk to stadium

Open for weekend matches only (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)

North lot 2 Endeavor Academy (14076 E Briarwood Ave):

0.75-mile walk

East lot East Fremont Learning Academy (14603 E Fremont Ave):

0.5-mile walk

South lot 1 Dove Valley Regional Park East lot (7900 S Potomac St):

0.75-mile walk

Avoid cutting across the park fields

Vehicles parked in non-event areas of the campus may be ticketed or towed.

South lot 2 Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (8000 S Chambers Rd):

1.1-mile walk

Southwest lot the space by Arapahoe County Libraries (12855 E Adam Aircraft Cir):

Additional parking available in this designated space.

RTD buses operate along East Fremont Avenue. The closest stops to the stadium include:

Northbound Bus Route 153:

Southbound Bus Route 153:

For fans arriving on two wheels, the stadium will offer a free bike, scooter, and stroller valet on site.

Ridesharing is also an option for fans who want to skip parking altogether.

Denver Summit FC fans Jacquelyn Altman and Hector Gaona said they are already looking forward to attending games at the new venue.

"Super excited to have it close by, and we plan on going to a lot of games," Altman said.

Watch Adria Iraheta's report in the player below:

When asked how they plan to get to matches, the couple said they are keeping their options open.

"Any way we can get there," Gaona said. "Maybe Uber sometimes."

The two recently welcomed a daughter and said they plan to bring her to games as she gets older.

"We're super sports fans, so definitely we want to start young, and we're very excited," Gaona said.

Altman said the team's arrival means more than just soccer for the region.

"It's amazing to have our own team and just really empowers women all over the state to support us and come out for the team," Altman said.

The Summit's home opener against the Portland Thorns is Saturday, July 18, at Centennial Stadium.

The teams permanent home in a new stadium at Santa Fe Yards is planned to be completed for the 2028 season.

The 14,500-seat venue at I-25 and Broadway is set to become the second dedicated professional womens soccer stadium in the country.

Registration is open for Carolina Panthers cornerback and Denver native Chau Smith-Wade's three-day youth football camp at Soccer City in Aurora.

The three-day camp is for kids ages 6 to 14 and will take place from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12.

I began with the Park Hill Pirates here in Denver, Colorado, and from there I just sprouted and grew to different places, Smith-Wade said. I came back to Denver just to show the youth that you have somebody that is watching you and have the support of somebody who was able to do it at a professional level.

Smith-Wade said he also wants to shine a light on athletes in Denver.

We aren't a very highly recruited state out of high school, and I want to be able to bring the attention to the Denver area, and really, Colorado as a whole, Smith-Wade said.

Smith-Wade said he also wants to empower kids through consistent mentorship.

We believe in the importance of mentorship and also the importance of discipline and seizing an opportunity," Smith-Wade said. "Throughout my life, I have seized an opportunity, which is how I got to where I've got to, and we want to use sports and real-life guidance to build strong character and leadership, both on and off the field.

Smith-Wade said the camp is free, registration is required, and volunteers are welcome.

A third person has been arrested in connection with the death of a 4-year-old Aurora boy who police say was beaten to death.

Chyann Moon, 23, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony child abuse resulting in death, knowingly and recklessly, according to a release from Aurora Police. According to an affidavit, Moon is the girlfriend of the man accused of murder in the child's death.

The boy had been found unconscious and not breathing with "significant injuries" at Moon's apartment around 10 p.m. before being rushed to a local hospital, where he later died, police say.

He died May 16, and Alexander Martinez-Armstrong, 24, was arrested that day on suspicion of first-degree murder. Police say Martinez-Armstrong, who was not the boy's father but served as a caretaker and "godfather," "acknowledged striking the boy repeatedly" before his death.

Several days later, police arrested the boy's mother, 23-year-old Destini Rose Lipsky, on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death.

Martinez-Armstrong and Moon told police the boy had been "relinquished into their care and custody for at least several days to 'correct' the child's 'behavioral issues,'" according to the affidavit for Martinez-Armstrong's arrest.

According to the affidavit, Martinez-Armstrong told police he had permission to punish the boy "using the same methods she used," which he said he had witnessed, which included belt whippings, open-palm spankings, push-ups, planks and wall-sits.

The mother told police she would use similar forms of "punishment," "but never in a manner to inflict injury or to leave a mark," the affidavit says. She said she didn't think Martinez-Armstrong would "hurt" her child, according to the document.

The paramedics dispatched to Moon's apartment reported that the boy was in cardiac arrest, according to the affidavit. The boy also had bruising of various stages of healing covering his "entire body from head to toe," per the document.

On the day of the child's death, Martinez-Armstrong told police he had hit the child with a belt at least 21 times, the affidavit says. Moon, who police said changed her story multiple times, said she had witnessed belt whippings several times before they found the child unresponsive and called 911, according to the filing.

Colorados first-ever free high school for adults is celebrating another class of graduates.

The Excel Center in Aurora was launched by Goodwill Colorado in 2024. The program began in Indiana in 2010 and has since opened locations across the country.

According to the center, more than 300,000 Colorado adults don't have a high school diploma. After age 22, these individuals had no opportunity to attain an in-person high school diploma, which can significantly limit their earning power and career options until now.

The center provides in-person learning for adults so they can earn their high school diploma and develop skills to further their career. The best part is that everything is at no cost to the students.

The Class of 2026 totaled 87 graduates, 69 of whom walked across the stage on Monday at Colorado Community Church in Aurora.

The Excel Center organizers aim to remove as many barriers as possible offering things like free childcare, transportation resources, life coaching and more.

They have a lot of things that can push you to strive and succeed in life, so you won't have to feel stagnant in a situation, one of the 2026 graduates, Tamisha Ausler, told Denver7.

Adults interested can apply year-round. You can learn more about the enrollment requirements and find ways to support the center on the website here.

Do it. Do not waste time.  Just go for it because at the end of the day, you will feel more accomplished. You'll feel happy. You'll feel like you've achieved something in your life and they make way for you to accomplish what you want, Ausler said.

Related coverage: Colorado's first ever free in-person high school for adults opens in Aurora

Aurora residents will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on future data center development in the city at a town hall next Monday.

Councilmember Amy Wiles of Ward II said she organized the event after receiving numerous emails calling for a moratorium on new data centers. Rather than moving straight to restrictions, Wiles told Denver7 she wants to hear from residents first.

Watch Claire Lavezzorio's report on this development in our video below.

"I really want people to have the opportunity to give their feedback, to hear from experts, to make their concerns known, or their support known," Wiles said. "We don't want to hear a year from now that you felt like you didn't have the chance to express your concerns, because this meeting is the chance to do that."

According to datacentermap.com, there are five data centers currently in Aurora.

Wiles said Ward II, which she represents, has a lot of open land, making it an attractive area for builders.

"It is very attractive, I'm sure, to a wide range of developers and different uses and especially data centers, which is why I wanted my community members to be able to give their feedback," she said.

The town hall is scheduled for Monday, June 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Aurora Central Library.

Residents who cannot attend can email Councilmember Wiles directly to share their input: awiles@auroragov.org

Last month, Denver City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data center construction.

And recently, residents of Denver's Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods have been outspoken about a Coresite data center being built just steps from their homes.

One person died in a house fire late Sunday night north of between E. Yale Avenue and S. Parker Road, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.

The fire was reported round 9:51 p.m. Sunday. at a home on E. Bates Circle, just west of Interstate 225.

Someone called 911, saying there was a fire inside the home with a person trapped inside, Aurora Fire Rescue said. When firefighters arrived, they faced high heat and heavy smoke getting the flames under control. At that point, they found an adult inside dead.

Aurora Fire Rescue said they also rescued a dog inside the home, taking him to a nearby animal hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Concern is growing across the Denver metro over e-bike and e-motorcycle safety as school lets out for summer and residents say the problem is getting worse.

Riders are taking over intersections, popping wheelies and showing up in force from Denver to Highlands Ranch to Aurora, with many of those involved being teenagers.

WATCH: Denver7's Adria Iraheta follows up with residents and officials as concerns over e-bikes and e-motos grows

Aurora resident Toni Shelton said she has seen riders going in the opposite direction of traffic.

"My concern is for their safety and the driver's safety, right?" Shelton said.

Fellow Aurora resident Franklin Jackson said the trend is moving in the wrong direction.

"It just seems to only be increasing, and now, as you embark upon summer of 26, I'm concerned," Jackson said.

Aurora Police Spokesperson Agent Kristopher McDowell said the department expects the situation to worsen in the coming months.

"Organically, just with the summer and school heading out, teenagers being more available, we're going to see a rise in it," McDowell said.

Back in April, Aurora police said solutions, like fining parents of kids caught driving recklessly on two wheels, were not yielding the results they had hoped for.

Those fines start at a minimum of $250.

Now the department is shifting its focus to education.

Officers in APDs patrol division now carry around pamphlets to help with education and enforcement.

"I think our efforts at this point have just been to try to educate parents and even kids as to what is legal and what isn't legal," McDowell said.

Many city and county websites, like the City of Aurora, now have detailed breakdowns on the different types of electric bikes and whether they're street legal.

Part of the challenge is how easily some of these vehicles can be purchased requiring just a few clicks online. McDowell said dirt bikes and off-highway vehicles are not street legal.

"If it doesn't have pedals and the engine size is above 750 watts, it's not going to be legal anywhere in the city," McDowell said.

Cities and counties across the Front Range are experimenting with various solutions to find something that creates lasting change.

Douglas County officials, for instance, are considering a new ordinance targeting certain electric dirt bikes and off-highway vehicles. Thornton City Council is considering an update to existing ordinance on e-bikes and motorized vehicles that would strengthen careless riding rules and clarify where certain vehicles can operate on trails and sidewalks.

Enforcement has proven difficult across departments in the region.

"They can elude us quite easily by taking sidewalks or going in between houses," McDowell said.

A teen on one of these bikes recently led Greenwood Village police on a chase. Police said he was arrested and his bike was impounded.

Two other teens were cited for careless driving and popping wheelies in a busy shopping center parking lot.

The Greenwood Village Police Department said it, too, is emphasizing both education and enforcement as they make contact with riders and parents about the rules of the road.

"I think about how are these kids getting access to these vehicles, where are the parents involved in all of this?" Jackson said.

While tackling the problem doesnt have a clear solution, some hope to have a say in what comes next.

"They have photo radar, maybe you adjust the photo radar for the bikes too, and the cameras that you use, traffic lights, maybe you use that for the e-bikes as well," Shelton said. "I just hope that they, you know, look at it more seriously and really start reaching out to the community and getting some feedback on potential solutions.

Some Coloradans are facing tough decisions as they try to stay cool during this week's heat wave, especially those on fixed incomes.

Jimmy Cano and his wife, who live in Aurora, received a free portable air conditioning unit Tuesday night thanks to local nonprofit Bright Leaf, an organization that provides food assistance and other resources for seniors in the City and County of Denver.

"Usually right at this time, I would probably be sitting here dripping sweat," Cano said.

Watch Maggie Bryan's report in the player below:

He said the portable AC unit has been a game changer for them as their home does not have a central AC system. But Cano's wife said their Xcel Energy bill has also climbed over the years, adding pressure to a budget already stretched by Cano's fixed income.

"It just barely gets me by," Cano said.

Marjorie and Harry Buschman, who were sitting on the shaded front porch of their Commerce City home Wednesday afternoon, said Xcel Energy's most recent proposed rate hike will be a burden for many people, especially those on fixed incomes.

"Everything's gone up, and it's... it's a challenge to live," Buschman said.

Xcel Energy is proposing electric and gas rate increases that would raise the average customer's bill by about 6% more as early as August, down from a proposed 10%. The plan is still awaiting approval by the state's Public Utilities Commission.

Andrew Holder, Xcel Energy Colorado's community relations manager, said the utility's electric bills in Colorado are 37% below the national average.

"Now, understanding, you know, what happens in the United States doesn't necessarily matter to our customers here in Colorado that have to pay their utility bill, so we want to make sure that our customers have all the resources that we have available to ensure that we are in a true partnership with how they use their electricity," Holder said. "First and foremost, we want to make sure that everybody's using it efficiently."

He said to keep bills lower during the summer, customers should adjust their thermostat up a few degrees while away from home, close blinds to keep sunlight out, and avoid using energy during peak hours from 5-9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Xcel said electricity is more than 60% cheaper outside of peak hours.

Xcel Energy said it has made infrastructure investments over the years to keep up with high demand during hot summer days.

"What we've done is we've systematically invested into gas turbines and gas generating facilities to ensure that we have enough electric resources onto the grid, but we've also brought on a number of other generation sources, whether that's wind farms, solar farms around the state," said Holder.

Five-year-old Ollie Wagner was born with a congenital heart disease called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, requiring three surgeries before the age of 3.

"Roughly six months after his third surgery, he was just a little over two. He went into heart failure. His heart failure progressed very rapidly," his mother, Sarah Mackey, said.

Ollie was placed on the transplant list and received a ventricular assist device or VAD a mechanical device that helps a weakened heart circulate blood throughout the body.

His early recovery was far from smooth.

"He was extremely sick for a pretty prolonged period after his VAD. The first two and a half months of Ollie's course were fraught with a really complicated course," Rob Hyslop, a nurse and VAD coordinator at Children's Hospital Colorado, said.

Then, something shifted.

"Like a little switch went off in him and he finally stabilized and then we just waited and he got stronger and just kind of lived his life the best he could, waiting," Mackey said.

He waited 419 days for his hero heart.

Ollie's father, Anthony Wagner, said the moment the transplant team accepted an offer felt surreal.

"I didn't believe it at first. I was like, there's no way. Is this really happening? And pinch me, I'm dreaming," Wagner said.

Now, a year and a half after his transplant, Ollie is back at one of his favorite places the hospital dog park showing off the joyful personality that left a lasting mark on the staff who cared for him.

"There's a number of people throughout the hospital that still talk about Ollie, and so I think that's a reflection of how much he touched all of our lives," Hyslop said.

Hyslop, who spent hundreds of hours with Ollie during his stay, said the bond they formed went both ways.

"He became a little bit of an emotional support crutch. It was almost as much that we were taking care of Ollie, but Ollie was taking care of us at the same time, Hyslop said.

When Ollie's family told him he would be visiting the hospital, his reaction said it all.

"Today it was, 'You're gonna see your Rob,' and he's like, 'Oh, okay, let's go. Yeah, we're gonna go see them, and I'm gonna be able to come back home. I don't have to stay there,'" Wagner said.

His parents said he is a different child today than the one who spent more than a year fighting for his life inside those walls.

"He's the strongest little person I know," Wagner and Mackey said.

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Aurora Fire Rescue said it will temporarily lift the city's Stage 1 Fire Restriction to allow people to buy and set off fireworks within city limits from June 15 through July 4.

City code allows the sale and use of fireworks every year during the same 20-day period if fire risk is not too high. Only ground fireworks, like sparklers and small fountains, are permitted. Any kind of fireworks that leave the ground or explode, like bottle rockets or roman candles, remain illegal.

WATCH: Denver7's Maggie Bryan learns about about the City of Aurora lifting these restrictions as July 4 nears.

Aurora Fire Rescue said it uses three metrics to determine whether a fire ban is needed, including fuel moisture levels and the intensity of a potential fire. Fire officials said a fire ban is only implemented when all three fire risk metrics hit or exceed the thresholds. Aurora Fire Rescue said only one of the three metrics has reached that level as of June 10.

"We understand that residents may have questions about lifting fire restrictions at a time when the city has implemented Stage 1 water restrictions due to drought conditions. While both decisions are influenced by weather and environmental factors, they are based on different measures," Aurora Fire Chief Alec Oughton said. "In light of the ever-present risks associated with fireworks, only use those that are legally allowed, and always exercise caution."

Tents for fireworks vendors are already going up across Aurora this weekend as businesses like KnB Pyro Fireworks are gearing up for the busy stretch.

"We're excited," KnB Pyro Fireworks co-owner Starrie Lovato said. "We just want to be sure... everybody understands when lighting fireworks, you want to be safe and have those precautions."

Jordan Correy, the co-owner of Mile High Fireworks, said he is optimistic about this season's sales.

"I definitely think it's going to be a good year, especially with it being the 250th year anniversary of America," Correy said.

Aurora Fire Rescue said people planning to use fireworks should follow these safety tips:

Under Colorado law, fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal except when part of a public or professional display. Illegal fireworks include:

Aurora Fire Rescue said it increases staffing during the week of the Fourth of July to better respond to fires and proactively patrol the city.

Ten people at an assisted living home were displaced Friday morning after a structure fire, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. One person was evaluated for smoke inhalation.

The fire was reported around 5:00 a.m. Friday at Lotus Assisted Living in a neighborhood off E. Smoky Hill Road and S. Buckley Road in Aurora.

Firefighters searched the building for anyone inside and did not find anyone. Crews got the fire under control by approximately 6:42 a.m. Friday, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora Police Department were also on scene helping getting the flames tamped down.

It was determined to be an accidental smoking fire.

Aurora Fire Rescue warned everyone to make sure cigarettes are fully extinguished before discarding them and do not put cigarettes into potting soil as a means of discarding them. Potting soil is extremely flammable, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Water or sand are better alternatives.

Aurora police now say the motorcycle involved in a fatal crash on East Iliff Avenue on May 30 wasn't stolen, as initially reported.

"The VIN was so close to an identical stolen motorcycle that the national database pulled up a hit for the matching stolen motorcycle," police wrote in an update Thursday.

According to police, the motorcycle was traveling west on E. Iliff Avenue when a Honda CR-V that was traveling east made northbound turn onto S. Idalia Street and struck the motorcycle.

The man driving the motorcycle and the woman who was a passenger on the motorcycle were both taken to hospitals, where the man was later pronounced dead, the update said.

The woman is now in stable condition, police said.

The Honda "fled the scene" and was later found abandoned nearby, according to police. Aurora PD did not provide an update on that driver in Thursday's update, but said no one was in custody.

Police said speed may have contributed the crash, which remains under investigation.

AURORA, Colo. Police in Aurora say a driver ran a red light before crashing into another vehicle and causing a fiery crash that luckily did not lead to serious injuries.

It happened just before 3 a.m. on East Hampden Avenue and South Fairplay Street, according to a news release from Aurora police.

An on-scene investigation determined that 28-year-old Mikael Gafi was driving a 2015 silver BMW X1 north on Fairplay when he ran a red light while turning right onto East Hampden.

Police said Gafi was struck by a 2015 blue Subaru Legacy that was driving east on Hampden, which had a green light and the right of way.

The Subaru, driven by a 25-year-old Denver resident, caught fire after the collision, but both drivers were able to exit without serious injury, according to police.

Gafi was issued a summons for driving without valid registration, no proof of insurance and failing to obey a traffic control device, police said.

AURORA, Colo. A motorcyclist died overnight after crashing into a curb on Gun Club Road in Aurora, a spokesperson for the police department said in a news release.

The motorcyclist, whose identity has not been released, was going south on Gun Club Road when he lost control, slid across the roadway and struck a curb near the intersection with East Louisiana Parkway.

Police said the rider, who was killed on impact, was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

He will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroners Office once family has been notified.

The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation by APDs Traffic Investigations Unit.

DENVER Community leaders continue to react to the Colorado Court of Appeals decision to reverse the convictions of two former Aurora paramedics involved in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

There was just like a ton of bricks that hit my stomach, and immediately I thought about Sheneen (McClain) and Lawayne (Mosley, Elijah's father) and all of Elijah's siblings and his very close friends, said community activist Candice Bailey. "I just think about this judge...You do this every day, all day long. I don't know what would lead you to not direct a jury correctly."

WATCH: Community activist Candice Bailey talks with Denver7's Micah Smith about the appeals court decision

Bailey helped organize some of the very first protests in McClains honor. She said the appeals courts decision brings up past feelings.

Initially there was only eight of us for months that were talking about what was happening in reference to Elijah's homicide," said Bailey. "I thought about the damning effects on our community. How deeply this tore the city of Aurora apart. How deeply it got people to wake up and recognize some of the things that were happening. It wasn't an instantaneous thought. It was just a feeling of sickness, Bailey said.

For Bailey, McClains death was deeply personal.

There was this intimacy for me that many people did not know about because my own child had received ketamine to stop seizures because he has a brain condition, and so I actually know these two gentlemen personally," said Bailey. They had saved my son's life hundreds of times, literally, and I knew the stringent conversations that we had to have prior to administering ketamine, and in (McClain's) case, there was no conversation, Bailey said.

Bailey said she became passionate about justice for McClain and changing systems she felt were failing community members, but her activism came at a high price.

I have severe PTSD. I have had death threats, I have gone through a lot as a result of caring about what happens in my community, about standing up for Elijah McClain, Bailey said.

After learning this week that the City of Denver approved another round of settlements for the Denver Police Department's actions against protesters during the 2020 protests inspired by the police killing of George Floyd and the death of Elijah McClain, Bailey said shes still concerned about taxpayer dollars being used for these settlements.

We have watched our state and city budgets be annihilated. We do not have funding, and so, how do we have funding to pay for DPD's wrongful acts? (For) APD's wrongful acts?," said Bailey. "No matter whose acts it is, why is it now that the citizens are carrying the brunt of that, and we're still scratching each other's eyes out over the red and blue, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat?"

Baileys friend and fellow protester was a recipient of one of those settlements.

I immediately thought of Lindsay Minter during that time she was shot in the face with a rubber bullet, and she has a permanent physical scars. She had to have oral surgery to remove teeth, and I thought about her immediately, because some of us have internal scars, but Lindsay carries a very different scar, and immediately we talked, and we cried," Bailey said. "We cried a lot. There's not a day that we're not thinking about Elijah. We both... our lives were changed significantly. It changed who we were. It changed how we viewed the world, Bailey said.

But Bailey said she remains hopeful about the future.

Elijah really was the catalyst for SB-217, the only police accountability legislation across the nation. We now have STAR programs across the nation that deal with people in mental health crises. Elijah has been so impactful to the country, Bailey said. Elijahs work is not done.

AURORA, Colo. Police in Aurora are investigating a homicide after a 25yearold man died in an early Sunday morning shooting.

The shooting occurred in an alley near the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets around 4:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they provided aid before the victim was taken to a hospital, where he later died. His identity has not been released.

Investigators believe a group was gathered in the alley when an argument broke out, leading to the victim being shot.

The suspect ran off after the shooting.

Police said the Major Crime Homicide Unit is investigating, and no suspect information has been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Aurora's shooting is one of five separate weekend shootings in the Denver metro area that wounded five others.

If you're a frequent RTD rider, you may want to check your route heading into the week.

A bevy of changes are hitting RTD rail and bus lines starting Sunday, with some seeing improvements and running more often while others take cuts.

According to RTD, the changes are aimed at better matching demand and managing resources efficiently. The agency has been grappling with a significant budget deficit as ridership has remained at 40% below pre-pandemic levels, Denver7 reported in April.

Some of the cuts come due to low ridership, while other lines won't be able to run because of the next phase of Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, which began in 2024 with a projected 2027 completion. The latest phase centers on parts of downtown and Colfax Avenue.

Here's a rundown of some of the changes you can expect to your RTD rides starting Sunday, June 7.

Construction prompts replacements

Sunday will see the reinstatement of the C Line, which will provide service between Littleton's Mineral and Union Station while the D Line is suspended due to construction.

The L Line won't be in service either, and RTD says riders will need to use Bus Route 43 for access from 30th and Downing to 16th and Stout. That route will run more frequently during peak weekday times, going up from every 15 minutes to every 7.5 minutes between Central Park Station and 11thLarimer (Auraria Campus).

The addition of the temporary T Line will provide service between Lincoln and I-25 and Broadway stations while the H Line is out of service. That line will run every 15 minutes on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and every 30 minutes between 6 p.m. and midnight, Sundays through Thursdays. It will run until 2 a.m. on Saturdays

However, RTD says there's "not enough track capacity to reroute the H Line to Union Station. If approved, customers would transfer to/from E Line or T Line at Belleview Station for northbound service."

Service increases

The R Line, providing service through Aurora, will move from a 30-minute frequency to 15 minutes on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. to to 6 p.m. on weekends.

The line will also extend south from Lincoln Station, giving riders access to Sky Ridge, Lone Tree, and RidgeGate Parkway. The changes are aimed at matching demand, while also helping to account for the suspension of the H Line.

The B and G lines will run more frequently, too, in a move RTD says will "better match demand and improve reliability" during the busiest times of day.

The B Line, which provides service between Union Station and Westminster, will be restored from one-hour service to 30-minute service on weekdays from 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m.

The G Line, running from Union Station to Arvada and Wheat Ridge, will now run every 15 minutes on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Denver Tech Center Flex Ride weekday service hours are set to expand from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and the service will also now be available from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

RTD also promises "improved services" for 12 bus routes as a result of $9.25 million in funding from a Clean Transit Enterprise grant program aimed at improving connections and having buses run more often.

Service decreases

Aside from the lines going out of service due to construction, there are several services that will see reductions due to low ridership, according to RTD.

Platte Valley FlexRide is going out of service entirely. RTD says the service has not attained sufficient ridership.

Several bus routes will also run less frequently. Routes 7, 112, 120 and 228A, for example, will see less trips to "manage resources more efficiently."

You can view the full slate of changes here.

AURORA, Colo. Twin brothers Kapil and Sunny Bhandaram play tennis for Cherry Creek High School, but this week they are spending their time at Aurora Central High School as camp counselors at Colorado Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp.

The free camp invites children with physical disabilities from across Colorado to try adaptive sports.

I love sports, and I love teaching kids, and this is one of the greatest places to do it, Sunny said. Every single kid here is so wholesome, so nice, and they love every second that they are here.

Denver7 reporter Ethan Carlson tells us how these twin brothers are making a difference in the video below:

Kapil described the moment campers realize what they are capable of.

"Say they hit a ball over the net, and they're like, oh my god, I can actually do this, and they haven't been exposed to stuff like this their entire lives," Kapil said. Seeing that click and that change in their life experiences is just really heart-filling.

The camp offers a wide range of activities for its participants with sports like swimming, kayaking, tennis, hockey, rugby, basketball, fencing, archery and more.

Liz Feicht is a volunteer coordinator for the nonprofit camp. She said the experience goes beyond athletics.

"It's just really cool to see the kids develop these friendships throughout the course of a week and throughout the years," Feicht said.

For the Bhandaram brothers, watching campers discover new sports has been deeply rewarding.

"I think it's one of the greatest feelings anyone can ever feel to see someone else succeed or see someone else be fulfilled," Sunny said.

The experience also inspired the brothers to launch their own nonprofit, called Spark Elite. They plan on launching the website next week.

"We didn't realize that this is the only week in the year that they get to play these sports. We thought, what if they had somewhere to play year round, and they can get better and better, and then keep coming back," Sunny said.

Their goal is to make it easier for adaptive athletes to find programs and resources.

"That's kind of the whole goal of Spark Elite, to advertise and compile everything into a one-stop shop for every adaptive athlete to kind of go there and be able to pick any sport they want," Kapil said.

The brothers say the kids at camp make their work worthwhile.

It makes me happy to see them being happy, Kapil said.

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The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the homicide convictions of two former Aurora paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, ruling Thursday that the case should be retried in district court.

The court ruled that former Aurora paramedic Peter Cichuniec's 2023 conviction on the charge of criminally negligent homicide must be reversed and sent back to a lower court for a possible retrial. His conviction on a charge of second-degree assault by unlawful administration of drugs for which he was sentenced to four years probation in September 2024 remains in place.

The appeals court also reversed the homicide conviction of former Aurora paramedic Jeremy Cooper, ruling his case should also sent back to a lower court for a possible retrial. He was acquitted on the second-degree assault charge in 2023.

Cichuniec and Cooper were convicted in late December 2023 of criminally negligent homicide in the killing of McClain. The 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after Aurora police put him in a neck hold and Cooper injected him with too much of the sedative ketamine. Cichuniec was supervising Cooper when he injected the drug.

Cichuniec and Cooper would later separately appeal their convictions.

The appeals court agreed Thursday with Coopers appeal that the district court erred by refusing to clarify the standard of care applicable to the charge of criminally negligent homicide after the jury told the court they didn't know what standard to apply and asked for a definition.

"By telling the jurors to apply the 'common and ordinary meanings' of the words in the instruction, the court failed to shine any light on the issue and in fact misled the jurors as to the applicable standard of care: The proper standard wasnt that of a generic reasonable person but of a person in Coopers profession under the existing circumstances," the Cooper judgment reads.

Because the appeals court agreed with the Cooper analysis, Thursdays judgment reads there wasnt a basis for treating Cichuniec differently.

The two were tried on identical theories of guilt and the evidence against them was, while not identical, sufficiently similar that we cant conclude that the errors were harmless as to Cichuniec, the Cichuniec judgment reads.

WATCH: Both Aurora Fire paramedics on trial for the death of Elijah McClain took the stand in their defense in December 2023. Watch our report on their testimony from that day in the video below:

Cooper and Cichuniec along with three Aurora police officers were indicted by a grand jury in September 2021, more than two years after McClain died and about a year after his death garnered attention in the wake of George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020.

Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault while former Aurora police officer Jason Rosenblatt was acquitted of all charges in a joint trial that lasted nearly a month. Nathan Woodyard, the third officer indicted in the case, was also acquitted of all charges following his trial.

WATCH: Sheneen McClain, Elijah McClain's mother, delivered an emotional victim impact testimony ahead of an officers' conviction in January 2024.

In response to Thursday's ruling, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser defended his office's decision to send both cases to trial, saying in a statement to Denver7 that it was "the right thing to do for justice, for Elijah McClain, and for healing in the Aurora community."

Through a spokesperson, Weiser said his office will appeal Thursday's ruling.

Darcy Kofol, a former assistant district attorney in Colorado, also spoke with Denver7 about the ruling.

"I commend the court of appeals for their very thorough and insightful ruling," Kofol said.

Kofol explained what the reversal means going forward.

"What came back was that the jury instruction was wrong, and whether a jury will find them guilty again of the criminal negligent charges with the new instruction or not will be up to a new jury if it does go to a retrial," Kofol said.

As for what is next, Kofol says the clock is ticking for Wesier's office.

"They can file a certain position in the Supreme Court, that's due in 42 days if no rehearing is granted, and then again, if no rehearing or cert petition is granted, the case will be remanded back to the district court," Kofol explained.

Denver7 reached out to attorneys for both Cichuniec and Cooper about the decision and next steps. Neither responded.

News of Thursday's ruling quickly reached advocates, who were on the frontlines trying to seek justice since McClain encountered police in August 2019.

In a statement Thursday, the Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership, a nonprofit organization the decision by state court "will reverberate far beyond a courtroom."

"The reversal of convictions connected to the death of Elijah McClain is not merely a legal development. For Black communities across Colorado and throughout this nation, it is the reopening of a wound that has never fully healed," a spokesperson for the organization wrote. "It is a reminder that even when evidence is seen, even when harm is acknowledged, even when the world bears witness to tragedy, accountability remains painfully fragile."

WATCH: Community leaders respond to Thursday's ruling

MiDian Shofner, its CEO, said Thursday's ruling is disappointing and "one of the most divisive judicial decisions our state has experienced in recent memory because it strikes at the heart of a question that Colorado continues to struggle to answer. When a Black life is taken under circumstances that shock the conscience of the public, what does accountability truly mean?"

Shofner also said she expected Weiser to fight the decision fiercely.

"What will you do in this case, because we expect that you defend this all the way through, and if you do not, you are complicit in the horror of asking this family to relive this trauma," Shofner said.

Shofner also reflected on what the reversal means for McClain's family.

"When you think about the story of Elijah McClain's death post the conviction, it tells a very horrific story," Shofner said. "What exactly will be presented to a jury to make a different decision? We have the facts, we have the evidence. Sheneen McLain doesn't have her son."

A spokesperson for the organization said they had already gotten in contact with the McClain family and would be holding a community news conference in response to the ruling on Friday at 10 a.m.

A pedestrian died Thursday morning after he was hit by a car on southbound E-470, the Aurora Police Department said.

The crash happened around 6:19 a.m. Thursday, according to the E-470 Toll Authority, shutting down the highway between 48th and 56th Aves. for approximately three hours. The stretch of road reopened around 9:24 a.m. Thursday, according to the E-470 Toll Authority.

A 34-year-old man intentionally jumped in front of a white Chevrolet Silverado driving on southbound E-470, according to the initial Colorado State Patrol (CSP) investigation.

The driver of the Chervolet was not injured and stayed on scene to assist law enforcement with the investigation, CSP said.

Traffic was diverted off E-470 at 48th Ave. during the closure, the E-470 Toll Authority said, advising drivers to find alternate routes. Northbound E-470 remained open during the fatal crash investigation led by CSP.

Joshua Maupin has known he wanted to be a teacher since elementary school. On Tuesday, he got his chance.

The Eaglecrest High School senior spent time at the Cherry Creek Innovations Campus working alongside teacher Amy Jaster before heading to Prairie Middle School to teach an 8th grade math class using Rubik's cubes.

Jaster said the experience is part of a broader mission.

"One of my missions in this program is to change how we see teaching. Teaching is a great career," Jaster said.

Watch Mike Castellucci's report in the player below:

Maupin, who started solving Rubik's cubes in 4th grade, used the puzzle to connect math concepts to students in a hands-on way. The Cherry Creek Foundation provided a Rubik's cube for every student in the class.

"I am a senior at Eaglecrest High School right now, graduating next week. I'm going to teach you Rubik's and connect it to math," Maupin told the class.

The 8th graders had mixed reactions as they worked through the puzzle.

"It's making me lose brain cells," one student said.

"It kind of makes sense, some parts of it," another student said.

Jaster said Maupin's ability to connect with students is what sets him apart.

"You got people like Josh who can bring it to real life fun and not a chore, that's when you start opening doors for students," Jaster said.

For Maupin, the day only reinforced what he has long believed about his future.

"I'm just excited to become a teacher in the future, cause it's what I wanted to do for a long time," Maupin said.

After the bell rang and the lesson wrapped up, Maupin said his plans have not changed.

"Oh, for sure," Maupin said, when asked if teaching is still in his future.

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AURORA, Colo.  Aurora Councilmember Rob Andrews pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI under a plea deal, avoiding jail time in his January arrest.

After his plea, the newly elected councilmember was sentenced to 10 days of home detention, 12 months of probation and 48 hours of community service.

Andrews was arrested on the evening of Jan. 18 on suspicion of DUI after an Aurora officer reported seeing his Ford F250 splitting lanes and making wide turns on S. Chambers Road, police said.

After his arrest, Andrews, 41, was placed on a detox hold and released the next day on a summons.

During Tuesdays court hearing, the Aurora councilmember pleaded guilty to DUI.20+ BAC as part of the deal. His other traffic offenses were dropped as part of the agreement.

Andrews who chairs several committees, including public safety was elected to one of two at-large seats in the Aurora City Council last November as part of a voter-delivered 64 progressive majority wave to Auroras council chambers.

Voters chose hope over fear, community over chaos, Andrews told Denver7 last November.

Andrews released a statement on Facebook shortly after his release from a detox hold, taking full responsibility for his actions and apologizing to his family and the community.

The intersection at Jewell Avenue onto E-470 was closed after a crash involving at least two vehicles, Aurora police said Tuesday afternoon around 3:20 p.m..

Nine people were injured and transported to local hospitals "with minor to moderate injuries," police said around 3:50 p.m.

Police were still advising alternate routes around 3:50 p.m., and said two vehicles required tows.

UPDATE | JUNE 11, 2026

the motorcycle had not been stolen, as initially reported

AURORA, Colo. Police in Aurora are investigating after a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a stolen motorcycle left one dead and injured another Friday night.

An adult male motorcyclist died, and a female passenger was injured after the 11:49 p.m. crash with a driver of a Honda CR V, who police said took off after the crash.

The crash occurred on E. Iliff Avenue at the intersection of S. Idalia Street, according to the Aurora Police Department.

Police said the motorcycle was traveling westbound on E. Iliff Avenue when the motorcyclist collided with the CR-V, which was turning onto S. Idalia Street from eastbound E. Iliff Avenue.

Both riders were taken to hospitals, where the male driver later died, and the passenger was listed in stable condition.

The CR V driver who fled has not been located, but the vehicle was found abandoned nearby, police said.

Investigators say speed may have contributed, and the crash remains under investigation.

The identity of the deceased has not been released.