A man shot six people to death including his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sparing the children who were present inside a trailer at a mobile home park, officials said
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.
"Friends, family, and children were gathered inside the trailer to celebrate when the shooting occurred," the statement said.The shooting happened within the Canterbury Manufactured Home Community, a mobile home park of some 470 trailers and largely Latino residents on the southeast side of town, near the Colorado Springs airport, about 70 miles south of Denver.
Freddie Marquez, 33, said his mother-in-law was one of the victims and that he was at the party but left around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. Among the incidents this year was one in Boulder, Colorado, where a 21-year-old man has been charged with killing 10 people in a March 22 shooting spree at a supermarket about 30 miles northwest of Denver.That came less than a week after another 21-year-old gunman was accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area day spas.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
6 people killed in Colorado birthday party shootingSix adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, police said. The suspect, who was allegedly the boyfriend of one of the victims, took his own life, according to police.
Read more »
6 people were killed at a Colorado Springs birthday party. The suspected shooter is also deadSix people were killed in a shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police say. The suspected shooter is also dead.
Read more »
Colorado Springs birthday party shooting leaves seven dead, including gunmanA Colorado Springs birthday party abruptly ended in gunfire Saturday evening after a man opened fire, killing seven people.
Read more »
7 people dead in Colorado birthday party shootingA gunman opened fire at a Colorado mobile home park, killing six people at a birthday party in Colorado Springs. The suspect, who was allegedly the boyfriend of one of the victims, took his own life, according to police.
Read more »
Man kills 6 before taking own life at birthday party shooting in ColoradoA 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.
Read more »