Gunman who killed five people in shooting spree ‘knew most of his victims’

Four of the victims, including three who died, were shot at two tattoo shops in the Denver area

Bouquets of flowers lie outside a tattoo shop which was the scene of one of the shootings. Picture: AP Photo/David Zalubowski

A gunman who went on a shooting rampage in several locations around the Denver area, killing five people and wounding two, targeted his victims based on previous personal and business dealings, authorities have said.

Lyndon James McLeod, 47, was also killed on Monday night after he shot a police officer who confronted him in a busy shopping district in the Denver suburb of Lakewood.