Aurora man faces domestic violence charges after Thursday’s shooting

AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora man who was wounded in a shooting Thursday night will face multiple domestic violence charges once he is released, police said.

On Thursday, around 10:45 p.m., patrol officers from the Aurora Police Department responded to a home in southeast Aurora after receiving a report of a domestic violence shooting.

Based on their preliminary investigation, police believe the suspect, Jason Woolley, 39, of Aurora, was armed with a stolen gun and was “involved in a violent domestic incident” with a 39-year-old woman, said the department. A 17-year-old male intervened and “several shots were fired,” police said.

Woolley was hit by gunfire multiple times. The woman was accidentally hit once by gunfire, police said. Both were transported to the hospital. Neither had life-threatening injuries. The woman, who has not been named, has been released and Woolley remains in hospital.

After he is released, police will take him to the Aurora Municipal Detention Center on multiple domestic violence and weapons charges.

The 17-year-old has not been charged.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.

This investigation is ongoing and no further details about this case were immediately available.

According to court documents, Woolley pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a weapon by a previous felon — a Class 5 felony — in March 2023. He pleaded guilty to the same charge in February 2022.

In October, Denver7 got more information about how domestic violence affects our communities with a the new annual report by the Colorado Domestic Violence Victim Review Board. It found that domestic violence accounted for 11 percent of all homicides in Colorado in 2023. The counties with the most reported domestic violence deaths are Arapahoe County with 14, Denver County with 10 and El Paso County with eight.

Domestic violence deaths are on the decline in Colorado, but experts say there’s still work to be done

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can get in touch National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788.