A gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, leaving five dead and 18 injured Saturday evening.
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Just before midnight, there was a shooting in Club Q during the musical performances. However, clubgoers soon overpowered the shooter, and authorities have confirmed that they now have him in custody. Despite the lack of a motive, Club Q labeled the violent attack as a hate crime in a Facebook post.
5 people were killed, and 18 injured were injured at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Sunday, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 20, 2022
“Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community. Our prayers and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends. We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.”
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According to TMZ, the FBI and ambulances rushed to the scene to help those who were injured from the shooting. An official said in a statement that they have the suspect in custody and believed he acted alone.
“They did locate one individual who we believe to be the suspect inside. At this point in time, the suspect is being treated, but is in custody.”
The news out of Colorado Springs is absolutely awful.
This morning the victims & their families are in my prayers.
This lawless violence needs to end and end quickly.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 20, 2022
18 injured and 5 dead in a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO. Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Transphobic rhetoric in the US has been rising dramatically in the past year, and this bar was hosting several trans-friendly events this weekend. This is heartbreaking.
— Kade, slapper of the bass 🇺🇦 #100devs (@SinnamonCronch) November 20, 2022
This is where it was always going to go, ever since the moral panic incited by Republicans and the countless hate-spewing right wing influencers on here who targeted queer people mercilessly.
Queer activists have been warning us.
Absolutely devastating.https://t.co/nnWgPYa8eA
— Elad Nehorai (@EladNehorai) November 20, 2022
When I woke up – on Trans Day of Remembrance – the first thing I read was this text from my non-binary kid in Colorado who sings with a band and played at a club last night. The next thing I read was the Colorado Springs mass shooting news.
We don’t have to live like this. pic.twitter.com/j9X2754xNS
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 20, 2022