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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.
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(Photo : Pixabay/Free-Photos) The recent Colorado Springs shooting s suspect who fatally shot six people at a birthday party was reportedly upset at not being invited to the event. He also took his own life.
According to authorities, the suspect of the Colorado Springs shooting allegedly opened fire and killed six people at a birthday party reportedly because he was disappointed at not being invited to the event. The police chief said that Teodoro Macias, 28, had been dating Sandra Ibarra, one of the six victims, for around one year.
Gunman Upset He Was Not Invited to the Birthday Party
Who was Colorado Springs shooter Teodoro Macias?
Updated: May 12 2021, 4:20 ET
THE gunman involved in the massacre at a Colorado birthday party on May 9, 2021 has been identified as Teodoro Macias Jr.
But who is the Teodoro Macias Jr and what happened in Colorado Springs?Here’s the latest.
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Who is Teodoro Macias?
Teodoro Macias has been named as the suspected shooter that killed multiple people, including himself, at a Colorado Birthday Party on May 9, 2021.
He was believed to be the boyfriend of a female victim at the party, which was attended by friends, family and children.
Family members of the deceased girlfriend claim that the suspect was known to them as Junior.
Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
Colorado Healing Fund activated following mass shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) For the second time in two months, the Colorado Healing Fund has been activated following a mass shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs.
On May 9 - Mother s Day- a man, believed to be the boyfriend of one of the victims, walked into a birthday party and killed six people before turning the gun on himself.
This shooting comes a little more than a month after a man entered a Boulder King Soopers and began shooting, killing ten people.