2015 Colorado Springs shooting | |
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Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Date | October 31, 2015 c. 8:45 – c. 9:00 a.m. ( MDT) |
Target | Random civilians |
Attack type | Triple-murder, murder-suicide, shooting |
Weapons | DPMS Classic 16 ( AR-15 style rifle) |
Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | Noah Harpham |
Motive | Unknown |
On October 31, 2015, a shooting occurred near downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. [1] The shooting began around 8:45 a.m., though a 911 call was placed 10 minutes earlier [2] on the morning of Saturday, October 31, which was Halloween. [1] Three people were randomly shot and killed [3] by a gunman, later identified as 33-year-old Noah Harpham, as they were walking down Prospect Street [4] near downtown Colorado Springs. [1] A man riding a bicycle was the first victim shot [5] after pleading for his life, according to eyewitness reports. [6] The gunman then turned and ran, killing two women. These women were either killed randomly as the gunman ran down the street, firing at random [6] or sitting on a porch targeted by the gunman. [7] The gunman was later killed in a shootout with four police officers in which he was struck once. [8] [1] [9] In total, there were three crime scenes. This was the first of two shootings in Colorado Springs in less than a month; the second was the Planned Parenthood mass shooting, 28 days later.
33-year old Noah Harpham [7] used a DPMS Classic 16, an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle, to kill victims. [10] Harpham was also armed with a Ruger SP101 .357 Magnum revolver and a Springfield Armory XD-M 9mm pistol, [7] [11] although it does not appear that either pistol was used in any of the shootings. All three guns were legally purchased in 2009. [12] No motive was found for the shooting, and no apparent warning signs existed, despite a video and blog posted days earlier in which Harpham complained about his parents and family life. [7] [12]
Andrew Alan Myers, 35, was the first person killed by Harpham. [13] He was the bicyclist who crossed Harpham's path. Christy Galella, 34, and Jennifer Vasquez, 42, were residents of the Platte House, a shelter for women recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction. [13] One of the women died in the house's doorway while the other was killed on the house's porch. [13] None of the victims appeared to have connections to Harpham. [13]
A 911 call was placed ten minutes before Harpham began shooting, as a neighbor reported Harpham walking around carrying a rifle and gas cans. [14] Colorado is an open carry state, so the 911 operator dispatched only one officer who was later called off to respond to a disturbance that "threatened human life" at a senior home. [14] [15] No other officers were available to respond so the operator terminated the call. [15] Four minutes later, the same caller called back to report Myers' death. [15] There was nationwide outrage that the 911 operator did not do enough to prevent the shooting, but the department insisted the operator followed protocol. [15] [16] Many, including Colorado activist group Colorado Ceasefire, called on the city to ban open carry, though the mayor insisted they would not. [14]
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2015 Colorado Springs shooting | |
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Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Date | October 31, 2015 c. 8:45 – c. 9:00 a.m. ( MDT) |
Target | Random civilians |
Attack type | Triple-murder, murder-suicide, shooting |
Weapons | DPMS Classic 16 ( AR-15 style rifle) |
Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | Noah Harpham |
Motive | Unknown |
On October 31, 2015, a shooting occurred near downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. [1] The shooting began around 8:45 a.m., though a 911 call was placed 10 minutes earlier [2] on the morning of Saturday, October 31, which was Halloween. [1] Three people were randomly shot and killed [3] by a gunman, later identified as 33-year-old Noah Harpham, as they were walking down Prospect Street [4] near downtown Colorado Springs. [1] A man riding a bicycle was the first victim shot [5] after pleading for his life, according to eyewitness reports. [6] The gunman then turned and ran, killing two women. These women were either killed randomly as the gunman ran down the street, firing at random [6] or sitting on a porch targeted by the gunman. [7] The gunman was later killed in a shootout with four police officers in which he was struck once. [8] [1] [9] In total, there were three crime scenes. This was the first of two shootings in Colorado Springs in less than a month; the second was the Planned Parenthood mass shooting, 28 days later.
33-year old Noah Harpham [7] used a DPMS Classic 16, an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle, to kill victims. [10] Harpham was also armed with a Ruger SP101 .357 Magnum revolver and a Springfield Armory XD-M 9mm pistol, [7] [11] although it does not appear that either pistol was used in any of the shootings. All three guns were legally purchased in 2009. [12] No motive was found for the shooting, and no apparent warning signs existed, despite a video and blog posted days earlier in which Harpham complained about his parents and family life. [7] [12]
Andrew Alan Myers, 35, was the first person killed by Harpham. [13] He was the bicyclist who crossed Harpham's path. Christy Galella, 34, and Jennifer Vasquez, 42, were residents of the Platte House, a shelter for women recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction. [13] One of the women died in the house's doorway while the other was killed on the house's porch. [13] None of the victims appeared to have connections to Harpham. [13]
A 911 call was placed ten minutes before Harpham began shooting, as a neighbor reported Harpham walking around carrying a rifle and gas cans. [14] Colorado is an open carry state, so the 911 operator dispatched only one officer who was later called off to respond to a disturbance that "threatened human life" at a senior home. [14] [15] No other officers were available to respond so the operator terminated the call. [15] Four minutes later, the same caller called back to report Myers' death. [15] There was nationwide outrage that the 911 operator did not do enough to prevent the shooting, but the department insisted the operator followed protocol. [15] [16] Many, including Colorado activist group Colorado Ceasefire, called on the city to ban open carry, though the mayor insisted they would not. [14]
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