“At the core of this horrific act is domestic violence,” Police Chief Vince Niski said, adding that the gunman had “displayed power and control issues” in the relationship. About a week before the shooting, there was another family gathering where there “was some sort of conflict” between the family and Macias, Niski said.
The other victims of the shooting early Sunday were Ibarra’s extended family.
Investigators don’t know yet how the shooter got the weapon, which Frabbiele described as a Smith & Wesson handgun. He said it was originally purchased by someone else in 2014 at local gun store but was not reported stolen. The gunman had two 15-round magazines, one of which was empty, and police recovered 17 spent shells at the scene.
The Colorado Springs Police Department is still looking for a motive for Sunday’s deadly shooting in Southeast, where six people were killed at a birthday party by a gunman who
Colorado man killed 6, self after he wasn’t invited to birthday party, police say
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Lt. Joe Frabbiele speaks during a news conference to address Sunday s mass shooting that occurred at a Colorado Springs mobile home park on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A gunman entered the home and opened fire killing six adults before turning the gun on himself resulting in his own death.AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via AP
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) 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 Tuesday, calling the shooting an act of domestic violence.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – 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 Tuesday, 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 history of controlling and jealous behavior, Colorado Springs police Lt. Joe Frabbiele said at a news conference. Police said there were no reported incidents of domestic violence during the relationship and that the shooter didn’t have a criminal history. No protective orders were in place.
Police say Colorado man killed 6, self after he wasn’t invited to birthday party
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Lt. Joe Frabbiele speaks during a news conference to address Sunday s mass shooting that occurred at a Colorado Springs mobile home park on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A gunman entered the home and opened fire killing six adults before turning the gun on himself resulting in his own death.AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via AP
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) 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 Tuesday, calling the shooting an act of domestic violence.