AURORA — A 28-year-old Aurora man who completed training to be a police officer is accused of shooting his wife Sunday.
Charles Rome Jr. is charged with attempted aggravated murder.
Police said Rome, of Chelmsford Drive, shot Heather Rome at a house in the 1020 block of Bryce Avenue. Heather called police at 10:01 p.m. Sunday and told them she didn’t recognize who shot her in the shoulder.
Her two children, 3 and 4, were in the house and sat near their mother as she spoke to a 9-1-1 dispatcher. She was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where she is in stable condition, Lt. Robert Hagquist said.
Charles Rome was arrested at 8:11 a.m. Monday at a business on Campus Drive. He had graduated from a police academy but had not been hired by the Aurora Police Department, Hagquist said.
Sheesh…..just how low ARE the standards to be a PO in Aurora?
He was not hired, as anyone can apply for any job. As well, It does not mean that APD has low standards because he “was not hired” as the story said. He was, however, trained at the police academy which has lowered its standards so that it is now open enrollment.