Seven dead in Colorado Springs birthday party mass shooting
A gunman walked into a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado just after midnight on Saturday and opened fire. He killed six people before taking his own life, according to police investigators.
Victims of the shooting. Top: Melvin Perez, Mayra Perez, Joana Cruz. Bottom: Jose Gutierrez, Sandra Ibarra, Jose Ibarra. (Facebook)
The
Denver Post reported that one of the guests, who attended the birthday party and left before the shooting, said that all the victims were members of the same extended family. The
Post also reported that Freddy Marquez told reporters that his family had gathered to celebrate the birthdays of his wife and her brother.