US shooting: Man who killed 6 at Colorado birthday party was upset he wasn’t invited

Police have called the shooting at Colorado birthday party in which six died as an act of domestic violence. The shooter was upset for not being invited to the party thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said.

A man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said Tuesday, calling the shooting an act of domestic violence. The shooter, 28-year-old Teodoro Macias, had been in a relationship with one of the victims, 28-year-old Sandra Ibarra, for about a year and had a history of controlling and jealous behavior, Colorado Springs police Lt. Joe Frabbiele said at a news conference. Police said there were no reported incidents of domestic violence during the relationship and that the shooter didn’t have a criminal history. No protective orders were in place.