Man Shoots Girlfriend, Six Others, Self
Seven people, including the
gunman, are dead following a shooting at a birthday party in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, on Sunday, May 9.
The Colorado Springs Police
Department said they received reports of the incident at 12:18am on Sunday and
officers arrived at the scene to find six dead adults inside the property.
A seventh adult victim was rushed
to hospital, but sadly died of their injuries following the shoot-out which
took place within a mobile home community.
It is believed that the suspect
was the boyfriend of one of the female victims.
He reportedly arrived at the
residence, walked into the property, and started shooting, before going on to
take his own life.
Children were also present at the
scene but were uninjured.
The children have since been
taken to their respective relatives.
Police said they withheld
releasing details of the shooting for several hours in order to properly and
respectfully notify family members of the deceased and ensure support was in
place.
