Colorado birthday party shooting suspect killed 6 because he was not invited, police say
By Catherine Park
Colorado Springs update on birthday party mass shooting
Colorado Springs investigators release the names of the victims as well as the suspect involved in the mass shooting that left 7 people dead, including the gunman.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Colorado Springs Police Department held a news conference Tuesday and released the names of the victims of the mass shooting that left seven people dead, including the gunman, on May 9.
During the news conference, Colorado Springs Police Lt. Joe Frabelle revealed the possible motive behind the shooting, stating that the suspect opened fire on the victims because he was not invited to the party.
Thomas Peipert
A Colorado Springs Police Department officer lifts up crime tape at the scene where multiple people were shot and killed early Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. He walked inside and opened fire before shooting himself, police said. Children at the attack werenât hurt and were placed with relatives. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP) May 10, 2021 - 10:03 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Residents of a tight-knit trailer park in Colorado Springs tried to make sense of a weekend shooting at a birthday party that killed six people before the gunman, described as a boyfriend of one of the victims, took his own life.
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Seven killed in shooting at a birthday party in US state of Colorado Suspect died in incident after opening fire at event in Colorado Springs
Sun, May 9, 2021, 22:07 Updated: Mon, May 10, 2021, 06:31
A police officer lifts up crime tape at the scene where multiple people were shot and killed early on Sunday in Colorado Springs, about 110km south of Denver. Photograph: Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP
A man fatally shot six other people including his girlfriend and then himself at a birthday party early on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sparing the children who were present inside the trailer at a mobile home park, officials said.
Boyfriend kills 6 people and himself at Colorado birthday party; children not shot
By Keith Coffman
Reuters
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) -A man fatally shot six people including his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself early on Sunday at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but did not fire on traumatized children who were present inside a trailer at a mobile home park.
Police arrived to find six people dead plus a seventh who was seriously wounded and died after being taken to a hospital, a police statement said. The suspect, a boyfriend of one of the female victims, drove to the residence, walked inside and began shooting people at the party before taking his own life, said the statement released by the Colorado Springs Police Department.