Mothers of Murdered Youth (MOMY) is hosting a candlelight vigil on Thursday for the six victims of the mass shooting at a birthday celebration in Colorado Springs over the weekend.
Siblings Sandra Ibarra, 28; Mayra Ibarra de Perez, 33; and Jose Ibarra, 26, left to right, were memorialized on a poster held by family member, Edgar Ortiz at a vigil. Julian Rivera, center, right; and other family members attended an emotional vigil outside the gates of Canterbury Park. Julian’s mother was Mayra Ibarra de Perez. A vigil was held on Thursday, May 13, 2021, for the six family members that were killed on Mother’s Day last Sunday.
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Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28
Jose Ibarra, 26
Police said the shooting the deadliest in the city s history was an act of domestic violence.
During a news conference Tuesday, police identified the shooter, Teodoro Macias of Colorado Springs, as a boyfriend to one of the victims boyfriend who was angry after he wasn t invited to a family gathering Sunday night. He arrived at the home and began shooting, killing six people before turning the gun on himself.
Also, the Colorado Healing Fund is now accepting donations to support the shooting s victims.
Donations will be distributed through the fund’s community partners to victims, including the Colorado Organizations of Victim Assistance, according to the nonprofit’s website.
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A suspected gunman in the 2017 roadside executions of two Colorado Springs teenagers could be paroled after serving a fraction of his 30-year prison sentence.
Marco Garcia-Bravo, 24, who was moved Thursday from the El Paso County jail into Colorado Department of Corrections custody, already has a parole hearing set in October 2031, state prison records show.
Credit for participating in rehabilitative programs is likely to move that date up, even by years, allowing a potential release in well under a decade, legal experts say.
“There’s the caveat and it’s huge that the parole board doesn’t have to say yes,” said retired Denver criminal defense attorney Phil Cherner, who isn’t involved in the case. Prisoners who are denied parole must wait a certain interval, sometimes a year or more, before re-applying. And with bad behavior, they could be required to serve up to 100% of their sentences, making it impossible to predict individual outcomes.