Six guests were shot in quick succession, then police say the suspect turned the gun on himself. Seventeen shell casings would be recovered at the scene. Keep your distance. Investigators believe the children were in the room when the gunman started shooting. One guest was reportedly in the bathroom as the gunfire went off and was the only adult to survive the massacre.
The horrific scene was discovered by three teens who were at the party earlier but had run to grab something from a neighbor. They attempted to render aid, and gave shelter to the younger children. Gutierrez was still alive when officers got on scene. Despite his life-threatening injuries, he was able to give officers crucial information on the gunman. This information was accurate, but they were unaware the suspect was deceased. As a result, they made a tactical entry, unsure if the suspect was still active within the residence.
Gutierrez was then transported to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving. The suspect, who was in a relationship with one of the victims, displayed power and control issues in this relationship. There are no reports the gunman was every physically abusive prior to the killings. But according to local non-profit TESSA, which helps victims of domestic abuse, the controlling behavior he showed is one of the key indicators a relationship could escalate into deadly violence.
Click here for what the danger signs are that a person could be killed by their partner. Officials say the killings are a stark reminder of how relationship violence can end. If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic violence, call the TESSA hotline at The suspect did not purchase the firearm during that transaction.
Follow-up is currently being done even at this moment to locate an interview the individual who originally purchased this firearm. The suspect had no history of suicide ideation that law enforcement is aware of and did not leave a note.
Police say the lack of invite to the birthday party may have stemmed from a conflict between the suspect and family at a previous gathering one week earlier. Statements from leaders in the Colorado Springs community and across the state:. From the officers who responded to the shooting to the investigators still on scene, we are all left incredibly shaken. The gunman, described as the boyfriend of one of the victims, walked into a birthday party shortly after midnight on Sunday and opened fire before taking his own life, the Colorado Springs Police Department said.
Police arrived to find six people dead plus a seventh who was seriously wounded and died after being taken to a hospital. The Denver Post quoted neighbor Yenifer Reyes as saying she was awakened by the sound of gunfire and heard sirens before witnessing police take children out of the home and put them into a squad car. Family, friends and children were celebrating a birthday inside a trailer at the Canterbury Manufactured Home Community, a mobile home park of largely Latino residents in southeast Colorado Springs, about 70 miles km south of Denver.
Police disclosed few details about the victims other than that one was the girlfriend of the shooter and another was the person celebrating a birthday. A guest who left the party early told CNN the gathering was a double birthday celebration for a brother and sister, and that everyone who was killed was part of the same extended family.
Unlike most of the shootings on this list, police do not believe these killings were random. Investigators say the suspect was dating one of the victims, and the shootings appear to have been an act of domestic violence that also claimed the lives of several bystanders. The gunman opened fire in staff at the Arvada-based youth center after he was declined a place for the night. He killed two and wounded two before fleeing the area.
The gunman made his way to Colorado Springs and ambushed a family in the New Life Church parking lot, killing two teen sisters and critically wounding their father. The gunman continued spraying a barrage of bullets in the parking lot, wounding one bystander and narrowly missing others. Between the two incidents, five people were killed, four people were wounded, and 42 rounds were fired.
Chuck E. Cheese, Aurora, Four dead : Nathan Dunlap, a former employee, hid in a restroom until closing and then opened fire on staff. Dunlap was convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted in when Gov. Jared Polis abolished the death penalty in the state of Colorado.
Over the next several hours, he would kill two people at the clinic, murder a police officer responding to the scene, and injure nine others as he traded gunfire with law enforcement. Hundreds of people in the area took refuge inside a nearby King Soopers until the gunman was captured. Twelve people total were shot, with three killed and nine injured five law enforcement and four civilians.
The suspect in the case, Robert Dear, has openly boasted to committing the killings, but to date, his case remains in limbo as he has not been found competent to stand trial. Click here for a by-the-minute account of the hours-long incident and click here for all of our previous coverage.
Kendrick Castillo rushed at one of the two teens who had opened fire in the school, giving other students time to hide and a fellow classmate the chance to disarm the suspect.
The young hero is remembered for his selflessness and bravery. One of the two shooters has been sentenced to life in prison; the trial for the other suspect is expected to start later this month.
Halloween shooting rampage, downtown Colorado Springs, Four dead including shooter : A man shot and killed three people at random before dying in a shootout with police outside a fast-food restaurant at Wahsatch and Platte. Walmart, Thornton, Three dead : A gunman walked into a Walmart and opened fire on a group of people, killing three. Then as abruptly as the rampage started, he strolled back out, went to his car and drove off. He was arrested the next day following a police chase and has since pleaded guilty to the shooting.
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