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BURLINGTON, Colo. – Friends reacted with shock to the news that the parents of a cordial neighbor kinsfolk had been effort to death, two children critically injured and their 12-year-old brother in custody in the case.

Warrants were sealed, and polity Wednesday weren't discussing doable motives. Investigators referred the structure to prosecutors for doable filing of charges.

The pupil had titled 911 weekday evening to report shots fired at his metropolis bag in eastern river bag and that at small threesome grouping had bee shot, said Steve President of the river Bureau of Investigation.

When officers arrived, they institute the bodies of 50-year-old physicist Long and his wife, 51-year-old Marilyn Long. Two of their children were injured — a 5-year-old woman and a 9-year-old boy.

It was blurred whether the 12-year-old suffered some injuries.

Johnson said there are no another suspects, and there's no think to conceive there's a continuing venture to the community of about 3,700 nearby the Kansas border.

Less than 24 hours after the shootings, friends concentrated for a light rite Wednesday evening on the sidewalk in front of the family's concern on a crossway lot.

They said the Long children were homeschooled and the kinsfolk was deeply religious, present digit community faith on Saturdays and another on Sundays.

"You'd always wager them around town, volunteering for stuff," said Ronnie Speakman, who was at the rite with about sextet another grouping who said they knew the family. "He worked for Frito-Lay and you would always wager him stacking chips in the aisle, always a grinning on his face."

Two blocks away at the Evangelical Free Church, which the kinsfolk attended, Pastor Daffo Lee told more than 100 grouping at a request assist that the assembling was meant as an possibleness for request and assistance while members grieve.

"Most of it is confusion," Lee said. "I don't see just what's gone on or why. Some of the reports that have become out, I'm not trusty I modify conceive it."

Lee, faith members and friends described the kinsfolk as longtime residents and astir members of the church, with physicist bringing as an elder and Marilyn bringing as director of the church's children's ministry.

The Longs had heptad children, ranging in age from their mid-20s to 5, and the junior children were bag schooled by Marilyn Long. One faith member, rancher Paul Rhoades, 74, said Marilyn Long grew up in metropolis and attended broad edifice with his daughter.

Lee said the injured children were Sarah, 5, and Ethan, 9. Greg James, an elder at the church, said he visited the kinsfolk — including senior siblings and the children's gran — at The Children's Hospital in suburban Denver and visited the children as they recovered in the hospital. He told the gathering that the kinsfolk was anticipative the children would recover.

Lee said the Longs' 12-year-old son was participating with faith activities, including handing discover faith bulletins and acknowledgement visitors before Sun service, working with frequence and recording equipment, streaming Powerpoint presentations and serving children see module verses.

Lee said the pupil missed faith on Sun because of a conflict with a edifice activity but that he titled the faith to make trusty there was a substitute greeter.

"He was pleasant, helpful, a good spirit, a good kid," Lee said. "I'm so shocked. I almost feel like I requirement to center from him or digit of the children. He's not your exemplary 12-year-old."

Lee said there weren't some changes in jobs, housing, or education that the kinsfolk talked about or some superficial signs that might give a clue to what happened.

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