{"id":509,"date":"2026-05-11T16:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:04:58","slug":"aurora-man-charged-with-assault-after-accidental-shooting-injures-neighbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Aurora man charged with assault after accidental shooting injures neighbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>AURORA<\/strong> | An Aurora man faces assault charges after he inadvertently fired his handgun inside his apartment, shooting the neighbor in the unit below his in the legs, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to the apartment complex in the 1300 block of Peoria street at about 8 a.m. Saturday after reports of a shooting there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen officers arrived, they located an adult man who sustained gunshot wounds to both lower legs,\u201d Aurora police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. \u201cThe man was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to be okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An investigation revealed that the man living in the apartment unit above him, Oscar Becerra-Gonzalez, 21, was \u201chandling\u201d his handgun when it went off, firing a round into the floor, Easterwood said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=505\">Trump religious liberty commission wants to end separation of church and state<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe round traveled through the floor and into the unit below, striking the victim,\u201d Easterwood said. \u201cThe suspect and victim do not know each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Becerra-Gonzalez was arrested at his apartment and now faces a charge of second-degree assault.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=503\">Aurora lawmakers consider asking voters for 0.3% sales tax hike for roads, safety, facilities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=507\">Person dies after being hit on runway by Frontier plane taking off at DIA \u2014 VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AURORA | An Aurora man faces assault charges after he inadvertently fired his handgun inside his apartment, shooting the neighbor in the unit below his in the legs, police said. 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