The man who killed six people in Colorado shot them because he had not been invited to the party

A man who fatally shot his girlfriend and five other people at a birthday party in Colorado last weekend before killing himself had “control issues” and was angry he wasn't invited to the celebration, police confirmed Wednesday. Tuesday.

The shooting took place inside a manufactured home in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles (110 km) south of Denver.. It is the most recent firearms incident after such incidents have started to resurface, which decreased with the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.. The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Teodoro Macías, had been dating one of the victims, 28-year-old Sandra Ibarra-Pérez, for about a year, a relationship, according to Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski, controlling and marked by abuse.

“At the center of this horrendous act is sexist violence,” Niski said when revealing the suspect's motives.. Armed with a 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic pistol, Macias stormed into the home and opened fire on a gathering of 10 adults and three children before committing suicide, homicide detective Joe Frabbiele told reporters.. An adult escaped unharmed and the three children, ages 2, 5 and 11, were not physically injured but witnessed the killings, the police chief said.

The murder weapon had not been purchased by Macías, and detectives are still investigating how he came into possession of the weapon, Frabbiele said, adding that there is no record that it was a stolen pistol. The other victims were identified as Melvin Pérez, 30, Mayra Ibarra De Pérez, 33, José Gutiérrez, 21, Joana Cruz, 52, and José Ibarra, 26.. They were all part of the same family.

It was the second mass shooting in Colorado in less than two months. On March 22, a gunman shot and killed 10 people, including a police officer who tried to prevent the tragedy, which occurred at a grocery store in Boulder, about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Denver.. The author has been charged with 10 counts of first degree murder and dozens of related charges.