The gunman who opened fire inside an LGBTQ Colorado nightclub, killing at least five people, was stopped by two 'heroic' people inside the club, po...
Joshua Thurman reacts the morning after he witnessed a mass shooting November 19, 2022 at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado that claimed five livesThe gunman who opened fire inside an LGBTQ Colorado nightclub, killing at least five people, was stopped by two"heroic" people inside the club, police told a press conference Sunday.
The shooting is the latest in a long history of attacks on LGBTQ venues in the United States, the deadliest of which claimed 49 lives at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016. "We must drive out the inequities that contribute to violence against LGBTQI+ people. We cannot and must not tolerate hate," he said.The authorities said the suspect was being treated at a local hospital but they released no other information about him, noting that officials including the FBI are investigating.
"Club Q is a safe haven for our LGBTQ citizens," Chief Vasquez said."I'm so terribly saddened and heartbroken." Governor Jared Polis, who in 2018 became the first openly gay man elected as a US governor, called the shooting"horrific, sickening and devastating," adding that"Colorado stands with our LGTBQ Community and everyone impacted by this tragedy."
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement marking Transgender Day of Remembrance and lamenting violent attacks against the community, though he did not mention the Colorado shooting specifically.
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