The shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at a birthday party attended by friends, family and children. He drove to the home, walked inside and opened fire before killing himself, police said.
Colorado authorities on Monday were investigating why a gunman opened fire at a weekend birthday party, killing his girlfriend and five other adults inside a home before killing himself. The shooting happened just after midnight Sunday in Colorado Springs, police said. Officers arrived at the trailer home to find the six people dead and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital. The shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at a birthday party attended by friends, family and children. He drove to the home, walked inside and opened fire before killing himself, police said. A recording of a Colorado Springs fire dispatch call shows engine companies arriving at the scene and requesting additional backup, including ambulances, as the number of possible victims becomes clearer. The first to arrive near the scene are told to hold back because of possible gunfire, then are given an initial all clear an agonizing 8-plus minutes after the first engine was dispatched.
