An Army veteran named Jay lives just over the fence from the trailer where the seven people died early Sunday morning. He was talking to the media on Monday, May 10, 2021, about his experience and how one of the bullets came through a bedroom in his home that had children in the room. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Police: Man killed 6, self after he wasn t invited to party
THOMAS PEIPERT, Associated Press
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1of15A photo of Joana Cruz, foreground, is seen at a makeshift memorial, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cruz was the matriarch of the family in which six were shot to death early Mother s Day morning. Authorities say the man who fatally shot six people at a birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)Jerilee Bennett/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15A memorial is seen on Monday, May 10, 2021, outside a mobile home in Colorado Springs, Colo., where a shooting at a party took place a day earlier that killed six people before the gunman took his own life.Thomas Peipert/APShow MoreShow Less
Colorado Springs Mass Shooter Identified, Opened Fire Because He Wasn’t Invited to Birthday Party: Police
Authorities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said the suspect who opened fire at a weekend birthday party, killing six, was angry because he wasn’t invited.
“At the core of this horrendous act is domestic violence,” Chief Vince Niski said, reported the Denver Post. “The suspect … displayed power and control issues. When he wasn’t invited to a family gathering, the suspect responded by opening fire.”
He was identified as 28-year-old Teodoro Macias by Colorado Springs police Lt. Joe Frabelle, who also told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Macias had been in a relationship with one of the victims for about a year and had a history of jealous and controlling behavior.
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.
The El Paso County Coroner s Office identified an inmate who died in the El Paso County jail Sunday after a medical emergency was declared in the men s ward.
Deputies found 31-year-old Justin Ferguson unresponsive and not breathing in his cell around 12:49 a.m., the sheriff s office said.
Deputies began life-saving efforts until emergency crews arrived and took over, they said.
“At this point there is no indication the death is related to COVID-19,” Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacqueline Reed said in a news release.
The coroner s office said it would take between six to eight weeks before autopsy results could reveal the cause of Ferguson s death.