2021 Colorado Springs shooting

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2021 Colorado Springs shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates38°47′26″N 104°43′49″W / 38.79056°N 104.73022°W / 38.79056; -104.73022Coordinates: 38°47′26″N 104°43′49″W / 38.79056°N 104.73022°W / 38.79056; -104.73022
DateMay 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)
12:18 a.m. (MDT)
Weapons9mm Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic pistol[1]
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)[2]
PerpetratorTeodoro Macias

On May 9, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Seven people were killed, including the gunman who committed suicide.[3]

Shooting[]

Shortly after midnight on May 9, 2021, police responded to a shooting at Canterbury Mobile Home Park, located near the Colorado Springs Airport. The shooting happened at a birthday party, with adults and children gathered inside.[4] According to the police, the perpetrator was a boyfriend of one of the female victims;[5] he drove to the home, walked in, and started shooting. He then killed himself.[6] The birthday party was for one of the people killed in the shooting.[7]

When the police arrived, they found six adults who were dead and one man with serious injuries. He was transported to a hospital and died there.[8] The children present in the home at the time of the shooting were not injured.[6]

Perpetrator[]

The police subsequently identified the shooter as Teodoro Macias, age 28.[9] Macias was the boyfriend of one of the victims, whose family was hosting the birthday party. The family had a conflict with Macias about a week earlier because of his jealous and controlling behavior, and he had not been invited to the party. Macias had no criminal record.[9][10]

Macias was armed with a Smith & Wesson 9mm semi-automatic pistol and two 15-round magazines, one of which was still loaded. The gun was purchased at a local gun store in 2014, but Macias was not the buyer. The gun had not been reported stolen, and the police were trying to determine where and how Macias obtained it.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Coffman, Keith (May 11, 2021). "Colorado police say suspect who killed six at party had 'control issues'". Reuters. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Andone, Dakin (May 9, 2021). "6 people were killed at a Colorado Springs birthday party. The suspected shooter is also dead". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Campbell-Hicks, Jennifer (May 9, 2021). "6 victims in shooting at Colorado Springs birthday party, suspected gunman takes own life". 9News. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "6 people killed in apparent murder-suicide at birthday party in Colorado Springs". NBC News. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "7 Dead Including Gunman In Colorado Birthday Party Shooting". NPR. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Bryan Pietsch (May 9, 2021). "7 Dead in Shooting at Birthday Party in Colorado, Police Say". New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting". Associated Press. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Aspegren, Elinor. "'Unspeakable acts': Gunman kills 6, then self, at birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police say". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Christine Fernando; Ryan W. Miller; Grace Hauck (May 11, 2021). "'We've got children orphaned': Police name 6 victims of Colorado Springs birthday party shooting". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Elise Schmelzer (May 11, 2021). "Colorado Springs shooter who killed 6 at party had "displayed power and control issues," police say". Denver Post. Retrieved May 11, 2021.


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