DENVER shooting suspect Lyndon McLeod reportedly dressed up as a delivery driver and shot his way into another tattoo artist’s home on the same night he killed five others.
The artist’s wife told KDRV that the couple had to run out of their home after McLeod entered, pretending he had to deliver a package to her husband.
She also told the outlet that their van was set on fire on Monday.
Police have not yet confirmed these specific details of the Monday attack, but did say they believe Lyndon McLeod, who died in a shootout with cops, was the attacker in a shooting rampage that left five victims dead.
Of the five victims, three worked at tattoo shops and a forth worked at a nearby hotel.
It’s unclear at this time who the fifth victim is.
Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that they believe McLeod targeted the people that he killed, though they have not identified a clear motive yet.
McLeod also reportedly penned a series of extremely violent books under a pen name where the main character, named after himself, shoots people in a tattoo shop.
Most read in News
In a Tuesday new conference, authorities confirmed that McLeod was on their radar in the past.
Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said that McLeod was investigated in the middle of 2020 and again in early 2021, but did not give specifics.
“We can’t get into any of the details,” Pazen said. “It would not be responsible for us to share those details now.”
Police say McLeod fire shots near a business he used to own, which is now home to World Tattoos, yesterday.
Alicia Cardenas and Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado were killed at Sol Tribe Tattoo and Piercing on Broadway in Denver.
Danny Scofield was killed at Lucky 13 Tattoo on Kipling Street in Lakewood, according to Heavy.
A woman named Sarah Steck, who was working at the Hyatt House in Belmar, was also killed by McLeod.
McLeod once owned a business, Flat Black Ink Corp, according to business records. The former address now belongs to World Tattoo in Denver.
Flat Black Ink Corp has been in delinquent status with state regulators since 2017. It was reportedly through this business that he published his book series.
ATTACKS WERE ‘NOT RANDOM’
Though a motive has not been established, authorities don’t believe the attacks were random.
“It does appear that the offender was targeting specific people in this case,” Denver Police Commander Matt Clark said.
“The victims were known to the offender.”
Initial reports said that only four people were killed in the attack, but authorities later updated that number to five.
Victim Alicia Cardenas’ father, Alfredo, confirmed to KMGH-TV that she was killed in the attack. He said she owned Sol Tribe Tattoo and had worked at the location for 15 to 20 years.
Tattoo artist Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado was also killed at the shop, and her husband Jimmy Maldonado, who worked as a piercer, was wounded.
The fifth victim, who has not yet been identified by police, was killed at a home on Williams Street near Cheesman Park in Denver, according to the Colorado Sun.
