Aurora’s Smoky Hill Road has reopened after a brief closure Saturday morning during an active police investigation.

The road was closed between South Biscay Circle and South Danube Street around 11 a.m., according to a post from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office on X. The road reopened just before noon.

Officers arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated assault and possibly other charges, the sheriff’s office stated in a noon update.

Paramedics transported a 53-year-old woman to a local hospital in serious condition, the update stated.

Sheriff’s office deputies, Aurora police officers and crews from South Metro Fire Rescue were all on the scene, according to the post.

No other information is available at this time, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Aurora’s Smoky Hill Road reopen after closure for police investigation

The road was closed between South Biscay Circle and South Danube Street, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office