SEVEN people are dead after a birthday party in a Colorado Springs trailer park ended with a shooting.
Police suspect the gunman was the boyfriend of one of the victims. They say he shot six people before killing himself.
Authorities responded to the shooting at Canterbury Mobile Home Park in Colorado Springs just after midnight on Sunday. The group of friends, family and children were gathered inside a trailer home for a birthday party when the tragedy took place.
By the time officers arrived, six people were dead and another was critically injured. That victim later died at the hospital.
The children who witnessed the event were unharmed and are currently with relatives.
"From the officers who responded to the shooting to the investigators still on scene, we are all left incredibly shaken," Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said. "This is something you hope never happens in your own community, in the place that you call home."
Authorities have not released the names of the victims or the shooter, and a motive has not yet been determined.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers asked for patience as officials investigate the nature of the crime and provide answers to the families involved.
"Today we find ourselves mourning the loss of lives and praying solemnly for those who were injured and those who lost family members in a senseless act of violence on Sunday morning," Suthers said.
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