Identities of Colorado Springs shooting victims released

A woman who survived the shooting in Colorado that left six people and the gunman dead said the party where the massacre took place was to celebrate her birthday — as the victims of the shooting have been identified.

Nuvia Marquez, 28, said the extended family were celebrating her birthday and those of her brother, Melvin Perez, who would have turned 31 this week, and their mother, Joana Cruz, who would have turned 54, the Gazette reported. “My mom had always liked celebrating them together,” said Marquez, who was at the party with her husband, Freddy Marquez.