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)
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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.
First Posted: May 10, 2021 10:01 PM EDT
The birthday celebrant identified the victims of the recent Colorado Springs shooting that happened Sunday. At least seven deaths were discovered by the law enforcement officers when they arrived at the scene.
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Birthday Celebrant Names the Victims of the Shooting
The party where the shooting occurred was for three celebrants, including 28-year-old Nuvia Marquez s, as reported by The Gazette. Marquez shared that the party was a triple birthday celebration with her brother and their mother, who were both killed in the tragic incident. The brother, Melvin Perez, would have turned 31 this week. Joana Cruz, their mom, would have turned 54.
EXCLUSIVE: Colorado man, 28, known as Junior and described by neighbors as serious and quiet is revealed as the Mother s Day massacre shooter who killed six and turned gun on himself
Six people were killed at a Colorado Springs birthday party early Sunday morning, when a gunman, named as Teodoro Macias Jr., 28, opened fire
The victims were identified by family members as Melvin Perez, 30, his brother, Jose Guttierez, 21, and their mother, Joana Cruz, 53
Also killed in the shooting were Perez s wife, Mayra Perez, 32, and Mayra s sister Sandra Ibarra and brother Jose Ibarra
Family members Macias Jr, was the boyfriend of Sandra Ibarra
Family members identify victims in Colorado Springs birthday party shooting
Six adults were shot and killed during a birthday party in Colorado Springs Sunday. Police said the suspect turned the gun on himself shortly after the brutal slaying.
By: KMGH Staff
and last updated 2021-05-11 08:55:08-04
The victims were found just after midnight inside a trailer in the Canterbury Manufactured Home Community on the east side of the city. Police say the suspect turned the gun on himself shortly after the brutal slaying.
The suspected shooter, who has not been identified by police, was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. The children were not wounded in the shooting and were placed with relatives.
Colorado Springs Mass Shooter Identified, Opened Fire Because He Wasn’t Invited to Birthday Party: Police
Authorities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said the suspect who opened fire at a weekend birthday party, killing six, was angry because he wasn’t invited.
“At the core of this horrendous act is domestic violence,” Chief Vince Niski said, reported the Denver Post. “The suspect … displayed power and control issues. When he wasn’t invited to a family gathering, the suspect responded by opening fire.”
He was identified as 28-year-old Teodoro Macias by Colorado Springs police Lt. Joe Frabelle, who also told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Macias had been in a relationship with one of the victims for about a year and had a history of jealous and controlling behavior.