Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting
Colorado Springs (US): A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said.
Officers arrived at a trailer to find six dead adults and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported.
The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. He walked inside and opened fire before shooting himself, police said.
The birthday party was for one of the people killed, police said. Neighbor Yenifer Reyes told The Denver Post she woke to the sound of many gunshots.
I thought it was a thunderstorm, Reyes said. Then I started hearing sirens.
Police brought children out of the trailer and put them into at least one patrol car, she said, adding that the children were crying hysterically.
Authorities say the children, who weren't hurt in the attack, have been placed with relatives.
Police on Sunday hadn't released the identities of the shooter or victims. Authorities say a motive wasn't immediately known.
My heart breaks for the families who have lost someone they love and for the children who have lost their parents, Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said in a statement.
It was Colorado's worst mass shooting since a gunman killed 10 people at a Boulder supermarket March 22.
The tragic shooting in Colorado Springs is devastating, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday, especially as many of us are spending the day celebrating the women in our lives who have made us the people we are today.
Colorado Springs, population 465,000, is Colorado's second-biggest city after Denver.
In 2015, a man shot three people to death at random before dying in a shootout with police in Colorado Springs on Halloween. Less than a month later, a man killed three people, including a police officer, and injured eight others in a shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in the city.
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Abu Dhabi residents receive emergency alerts on phones amid Iran strikes
UAE: Abu Dhabi residents and expatriates received emergency alerts on their mobile phones on Saturday, February 28 afternoon amid reports of explosions in the city, warning of “potential missile threats.”
Mobile phones across the UAE capital buzzed as the alerts were issued, prompting people to take immediate safety precautions.
The message, reportedly shared by the Ministry of Interior, read, “Due to current situation, a potential missile threats, Seek immediate shelter in the closest secure building, and to steer away from windows, doors, and open areas. Await for further instructions. (MOI).”
Several users took to X to share screenshots and videos of the alerts and the situation in the city. Multiple posts circulated online as people reacted to the warnings issued across Abu Dhabi.
Vartha Bharati could not independtly verify the alerts.
🚨🇦🇪 Emergency alert issued in Abu Dhabi, the UAE with Iranian missiles approaching
— {Matt} $XRPatriot (@matttttt187) February 28, 2026
💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/nKPvE2Heid
🚨🇦🇪 BREAKING: Emergency alert issued in Abu Dhabi, the UAE with Iranian missiles approaching! pic.twitter.com/HctLmGfnYS
— Muhammad Ajmal (@mohammd_ajmal) February 28, 2026
🚨🇦🇪 Emergency alert issued in Abu Dhabi, the UAE with Iranian missiles approaching! pic.twitter.com/RKndgza4Td
— Sardar Saqlain Nahra (@SardarNahra) February 28, 2026
Emergency alert issued in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. pic.twitter.com/gzmOU1lUuW
— NewsXVW (@NewsXVW) February 28, 2026
🇦🇪 BREAKING: The UAE government has issued an emergency alert to the it's citizens in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/UFXFjEvLn2
— GLOBE TONY (@globetony_) February 28, 2026
Breaking : Emergency Alert in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/4ZwyFJ64sL
— lilly Gates (@lillygates_x) February 28, 2026
The alerts came hours after Iran on Saturday attacked Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Qatar’s Doha, and Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, according to the information shared, following joint strikes conducted by Israel and the US on Iran.
