They're deceased adults in the home.
Two very young children and one
adult female who were unharmed.
The adult female is the domestic
partner of our suspect.
Earlier this week,
uh a restraining order had been issued.
Directing the suspect not to.
Go to the residence or approach or come near,
come toward come near the domestic partner.
We began investigating.
We identified the suspect and began
searching the neighborhood in the dark.
At one point we went to a nearby.
Other residents, which we believe to
be the residence of the the suspect.
We spent several hours there with consent.
We eventually searched that home and
did not find him at that location.
Shortly after this incident began,
we issued a reverse 911 call.
To residents within a one mile radius,
asking them to shelter in place.
We located what we believe is
the suspect's car nearby that
has since been towed and will
be subject of a search warrant.
Victim advocates are supporting the
survivors and they are in a safe place.
We did a search at night and we have just
begun a daylight search of the neighborhood.
We even had drones up in the air
at first light and we're now doing
a thorough search of the immediate
neighborhood because we are concerned
and and want to find the subject.
His name is Joseph Mario.
Castorina. Date of birth 52401.
He's 21 years old.
We have to assume he is armed.
And we were very concerned and want to do
everything we can to find him and take
him into custody as soon as possible.
His photo has been released
on a PD social media.
If you look at it closely,
you will see that he has a very distinctive.
Lion tattoo on the left side of his neck.
We're obviously requesting the
public's assistance and the
media's assistance to find him.
If anyone sees him.
Or has any information about his whereabouts?
We asked that 911 be called immediately.
And with that,
I'm happy to take any questions.
So what should people who've
lived in this area,
what should
they be doing right now? I mean
we we're going to search
the immediate neighborhood.
When that is completed,
we will send out an all clear to the same
parties who received the the reverse 911.
I think this search will take another
half hour to an hour to complete,
but we're going to search the immediate area.
You know, I, I,
I can't speculate on where he might be,
but the sensible thing for anyone who
knows the police is looking for that
him would would be to leave the area.
But we're going to be as thorough
as we can with the search and do the
best we can to reassure the Community,
have a presence here.
We're going to be here for the
crime scene for quite some time.
All of the deceased are still
at the crime scene,
so we'll be here for quite some time
and I think that should have some
reassurance to the community along
with the search that we're doing.
The picture that you released on the
Twitter was from a previous arrest,
seems like less than 30 days ago.
Can you shed light into some
of those other charges? He he
he has a history of involving domestic
violence and I don't have all the details,
I'd rather not go into that.
But but this was an accumulation of
events here that led to this, so.
So, yes. So yeah, it doesn't
have anything to do with
the custody dispute because
that's what some relatives have told us.
Well, the children, the children of
of of the suspect and his domestic
partner are not even in state. They are.
They are elsewhere with family and safe.
So question with obviously the
history of domestic violence,
this person was obviously not
in jail, not in police custody.
Is there a reason for that?
Can you speak to that at all? I can't.
I don't have an explanation for that at this
time. And you believe it was the
adult woman who made the 911 call?
Yes? And you said the suspect who
lived nearby, does does he live
within a mile of here? Yes, yes.
The best known residents we have for
him is with his family a couple blocks
away and with their cooperation that
home was searched on the off chance that
he was hiding in there and he was not.
Gender or age of those victims,
there was one female adult
and three male adults.
Three bodies are inside the house.
One is on the side of the House outdoors.
I I can't. I don't know. I can't
speculate on that. Did those adults
live at that house? I don't know.
Alright, we've been
some heartbreaking updates from Aurora
police about the shooting we've
been telling you about all morning.
Four people dead at the home.
There is a suspect they are still
looking for, known to the victims.
We have a picture right here that we want
to pull up on the screen for you right now.
Chief Oates was talking about this
distinctive lie and tattoo that you
see there on his neck that they're
using as the main identifier right now.
They're asking for the public's help that
if they see this person to call 911.
Name is Joseph castorina.
Again, they believe that he knew the victims
from the shooting overnight they hit.
They said they have to
assume that he is armed.
So if you see this person,
do not approach him.
Get out of the area called 911.
Aurora police have been
looking in that neighborhood.
This is near 10th and Geneva all night.
They're starting their daylight search now.
And of course we will continue
to bring you any updates,
especially for that neighborhood
as as we learn them ourselves,
we'll have that throughout the
day as well as on 9. News.com.