BURLINGTON, Colo.—A 12-year-old boy who reported shots fired at his home in Burlington on Colorado’s Eastern Plains is in custody after officers arrived to find his parents dead and two of his siblings in critical condition.
Investigators say the boy called 911 Tuesday evening to report at least three people had been shot.
When officers arrived, they found the bodies of 50-year-old Charles Long and his wife, 51-year-old Marilyn Long. Two of their children were wounded—a 5-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy. Investigators referred the case to prosecutors for possible filing of charges.
Steve Johnson of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation says there are no other suspects. He says there’s no reason to believe that there’s a continuing risk to the community of about 3,700 near the Kansas border.
