The 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.
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Eighteen people were wounded in the incident shortly before midnight, police said, adding that an unspecified number of the wounded remained in critical condition. He added, “At least two heroic people inside the club confronted and fought with the suspect and were able to stop the suspect from continuing to kill and harm others.”“It was so scary,” he told reporters Sunday.“It was supposed to be our safe space… Where are we supposed to go?”
A man with the same name was arrested on June 18, 2021, aged 21 after his mother said he had threatened to hurt her with a homemade bomb or “multiple weapons,” according to a news release at the time from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Club Q said on Facebook that it was “devastated by the senseless attack on our community,” adding, “We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.”
Messages of support poured in by the hundreds to the club’s Facebook page, some from as far away as Sweden, Britain, New Zealand, Germany and Australia.Authorities could not immediately say how many people were in the popular club at the time.“Unfortunately,” Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesperson Mike Smaldino said, “these are events we do train for.
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