US shooting: Man who killed 6 at Colorado birthday party was upset he wasn’t invited
US shooting: Man who killed 6 at Colorado birthday party was upset he wasn’t invited
Police have called the shooting at Colorado birthday party in which six died as an act of domestic violence. The shooter was upset for not being invited to the party thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said.
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UPDATED: May 12, 2021 07:56 IST
People organise a memorial outside a home in Colorado Springs, where a shooting at a party took place that killed six people before the gunman took his own life. (Photo:AP)
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A photo of Joana Cruz (foreground) is seen at a makeshift memorial. Cruz was the matriarch of the family in which six people were shot to death early Mother s Day morning in the US.
A man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said on Tuesday (US time), calling the shooting an act of domestic violence. The shooter, 28-year-old Teodoro Macias, had been in a relationship with one of the victims, 28-year-old Sandra Ibarra, for about a year and had a history of controlling and jealous behaviour, Colorado Springs Police Lieutenant Joe Frabbiele said at a news conference.
Colorado man killed 6, self after he wasn’t invited to birthday party, police say
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Lt. Joe Frabbiele speaks during a news conference to address Sunday s mass shooting that occurred at a Colorado Springs mobile home park on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A gunman entered the home and opened fire killing six adults before turning the gun on himself resulting in his own death.AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via AP
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) A man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said Tuesday, calling the shooting an act of domestic violence.
Man killed 6, self at Colorado party after not being invited
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A gunman who killed six people at a Colorado birthday party held by his girlfriend’s family over the weekend opened fire because he had not been invited and then killed himself, police said Tuesday.
The shooter had been in a relationship with one of the victims for about a year and had history of controlling and jealous behavior, Colorado Springs police Lt. Joe Frabelle said at a news conference. Police said the gunman had no reported incidents of domestic violence during the relationship and didn’t have a criminal history. No protective orders were in place.