According to a press release, the Aurora Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 26-year-old Aurora resident Jose Barragan, wanted for the January 1st shooting that killed an 82-year-old Aurora man.
A warrant for his arrest was issued on January 7th, but despite an extensive search, he remains at large.
Barragan is wanted on charges of First Degree Murder (Two counts – upgraded from Attempted Murder), a Class M Felony; Aggravated Battery Discharge of a Firearm, a Class X Felony; Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm , a Class X Felony; and Armed Violence (Two counts), a Class X Felony.
According to police, on January 1 at approximately 6:52pm, Aurora Police officers responded to an alert in the 0-49 block of North Anderson Street where they discovered Fidel Macias-Hernandez inside his home, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The preliminary investigation indicates that Macias-Hernandez was walking in his kitchen when a gunman fired multiple rounds into the residence from outside. The suspect then fled the scene on foot.
Aurora Fire Department paramedics provided emergency medical care and transported Macias-Hernandez to a local hospital. He succumbed to his injuries on January 16th.
Through the course of the investigation, authorities identified Barragan as the suspect in the shooting.
The investigation remains active, and authorities continue working to locate Barragan. He is described as 5’04”, 130 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and multiple tattoos on his chest, fingers, and left/right forearm.
Anyone with information regarding Barragan’s whereabouts is urged to call the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000 or online at www.p3tips.com/135. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of felony crime offenders and fugitives.
