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Two families were gathered to celebrate birthdays at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, mobile home Sunday when a man who had been dating one of the women at the party entered the residence and fatally shot her and five others before taking his own life, police said Tuesday. At the core of this horrendous act is domestic violence. The suspect who was in a relationship with one of the victims displayed power and control issues, Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said. When he wasn’t invited to a family gathering, the suspect responded by opening fire and killing six victims before taking his own life.
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Replay Video UP NEXT Investigators say the suspect who killed six adults, including his girlfriend, and took his own life in front of young children at a Colorado Springs birthday party over the weekend was fueled by jealousy after he was not invited to the family gathering. The Colorado Springs Police Department identified the victims of Sunday s shooting as Melvin Perez, 30, Mayra Ibarra de Perez, 33, Jose Gutierrez-Cruz, 21, Joana Cruz, 52, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, and Jose Ibarra, 26. Melvin Perez and Mayra Ibarra de Perez were married, and Joana Cruz was Melvin Perez and Jose Gutierrez-Cruz s mother, according to investigators. Sandra Ibarra-Perez and Jose Ibarra were Mayra Ibarra de Perez s siblings, police said.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said.
The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said.
Officers arrived at a trailer to find six dead adults and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported.
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.
Seven dead after shooting at Colorado birthday party
The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. By Press Association Monday 10 May 2021, 7:06 AM Mon 7:06 AM 43,881 Views 32 Comments
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A GUNMAN OPENED fire at a birthday party in the US state of Colorado, shooting dead six adults before killing himself.
The shooting happened just after midnight on Sunday in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said.
Officers arrived at a trailer to find six dead adults and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported.