Colorado police say suspect who killed six at party had âcontrol issuesâ By Syndicated Content
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) â A man who fatally shot his girlfriend and five other people at a Colorado birthday party last weekend before killing himself had âpower and control issuesâ and was upset because he was not invited to the gathering, police said on Tuesday.
The shooting spree erupted inside a mobile home in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles (110 km) south of Denver. It was the latest in a resurgence of mass shootings in the United States after they receded during the height of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Police say Colorado man killed 6, self after he wasn’t invited to birthday party
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
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.
A 28-year-old man upset he was not invited showed up to a family birthday party and started shooting, killing his girlfriend and five of her family members Sunday in eastern Colorado Springs, according to police.
Teodoro Macias, of Colorado Springs, shot six people “in a quick succession” inside a mobile home in eastern Colorado Springs before turning the gun on himself shortly after midnight, police said during a news conference Tuesday at the department’s headquarters in downtown Colorado Springs. Three children, ages 2, 5, and 12, witnessed the violence, at least in part, but weren’t injured.
“At the core of this horrendous act is domestic violence,” said Police Chief Vince Niski. “The suspect . displayed power and control issues in this relationship.”
According to CSPD, the suspect is the boyfriend of one of the female victims. Heidi Beedle
The Colorado Springs Police Department held a press conference May 11 to provide additional details on the May 9 mass shooting in the Southeast. Six people were killed by 28-year-old Teodoro Macias during a birthday party at a residence on Preakness Way. Macias took his own life in the fourth-deadliest mass-shooting in Colorado history.
âItâs been a long and exhausting last couple of days, not just for our department, but for those who now have to adjust to a new way of life without their loved ones,â said CSPD Chief Vince Niski. âOur hearts continue to ache for this devastating loss. Over the last few days our detectives, crime scene investigators and victim advocates have been hard at work, both finding answers and providing any support these families may need. At the core of this horrendous act is domestic violence. The suspect was i
Gunman in Colorado birthday party shooting killed 6 people because he wasn’t invited: police
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Ricardo Caballeros was an acquaintance with the family members that were killed early Sunday morning, May 9, 2021 at the trailer park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He brought flowers to lay at the base of the trailer on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Jerilee Bennett/Colorado Springs Gazette/TNS)TNS
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The man suspected of fatally shooting six people before dying by suicide early Sunday morning at a Colorado Springs birthday party was identified by police as Teodoro Macias Jr.
Macias, 28, was angry that his girlfriend did not invite him to the party and responded by killing her and five adult relatives, police said at a Tuesday press conference.