Jose Ibarra, Mayra Ibarra de Perez, Joana Cruz, Melvin Perez, Jose Gutierrez and Sandra Ibarra-Perez.Photo: Colorado Springs Police Department
On Tuesday, Colorado Springs Police identified the victims as Joana Cruz, 52, Jose Gutierrez, 21, Jose Ibarra, 26, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, Mayra Ibarra de Perez, 33, and 30-year-old Melvin Perez.
The victims were killed early Sunday morning while celebrating the birthdays of multiple family members. During the party, Macias, who was not invited to the party, arrived at the home, walked inside and opened fire. There were 10 people inside — seven adults and three children, ages 2, 5 and 11 years old.
After shooting the six victims, Macias turned the gun on himself.
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One adult family member was able to escape the shooting and call 911 while all three children remained inside with some witnessing the shooting. They were all unharmed.
Macias was believed to have been upset with not being invited to the party. According to investigators, he and Sandra dated for one year and prior to Sunday’s incident, he had tried to stop her from attending previous family engagements.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-7867.
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source: people.com
