A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested by police who arrived within minutes, authorities said Sunday. Two firearms, including a “long rifle,” were found at Club Q after the Saturday night shooting, said Police Chief Adrian Vasquez. Investigators were still determining a motive, and the attack was being investigated to see if it should be prosecuted as a hate crime, said El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen. Charges against the suspect “will likely include first-degree murder,” he said. Police identified the gunman as Anderson Lee Aldrich, who was in custody and being treated for injuries. A man with that name was arrested in 2021 after his mother reported he threatened her with a homemade bomb and other weapons, authorities said. They declined to elaborate on that arrest. No explosives were found, authorities said at the time, and The Gazette in Colorado Springs reported that prosecutors did not pursue any charges and that records were sealed. Authorities were called to the Club Q at 11:57 p.m. Saturday with a report of a shooting, and the first officer arrived at midnight. (…) Club Q is a gay and lesbian nightclub that features a “Drag Diva Drag Show” on Saturdays, according to its website. Club Q’s Facebook page said planned entertainment included a “punk and alternative show” preceding a birthday dance party, with a Sunday “all ages brunch.”
via yahoo: Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay nightclub, subdued by patrons
siehe auch: Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ club kills 5, injures 25 While the shooter’s motives are unknown, the attack echoes recent anti-LGBTQ violence. A gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub and opened fire, killing five people and injuring 25 others on Saturday night in Colorado. The gunman is in police custody. Though the shooter’s motive isn’t yet known, the attack at Club Q in Colorado Springs coincides with the rise in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, legislation, harassment, and violence in the US. At least two club patrons confronted the attacker, who was armed with a long gun and at least one other firearm, and managed to subdue him, according to Colorado Springs Police Department Chief Adrian Vasquez. “We owe them a great debt of thanks,” he said; Colorado USA: Fünf Tote bei Schüssen in LGBTI-Club Bei einem Angriff im queeren “Club Q” in Colorado Springs sind fünf Menschen getötet und 18 verletzt worden. Die Bar, die heute den Transgender Day of Remembrance mit einer Show zelebrieren wollte, spricht von einer “Hassattacke”. Bei Schüssen in der queeren Bar “Club Q” in der US-Stadt Colorado Springs sind fünf Menschen getötet und 18 verletzt worden. Das teilte die Polizei in der Nacht zum Sonntag (Ortszeit) mit. Der Täter soll um kurz vor Mitternacht Ortszeit angegriffen haben, zu seiner Motivation werde noch ermittelt. In dem Club fand am Samstagabend eine Dragshow und Party statt. Für Sonntag war eine Sonderveranstaltung geplant: “Wir feiern den Transgender Day of Remembrance mit einer Vielzahl von Geschlechteridentitäten und Performancestilen”, hieß es in einer Ankündigung auf Facebook.
