US Politics | Colorado gay club ‘gunman’, 22, ‘who killed five and injured 18’ before being arrested is identified
POLICE have identified the suspect in the Colorado Springs LGBTQ night club shooting as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich. Aldrich was identified on Sunday as the main suspect in the overnight shooting that left five people dead and 18 others injured. 
Police have identified a suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ night club shooting 
The shooting left five people dead and 18 others injured.AFP or licensors Police have also recovered two firearms in connection with the incident, including a long rifle that they say Aldrich used in the shooting. Shortly before midnight on Saturday night, the gunman opened fire immediately upon entering a local club called Club Q \- located in the 3400 block of N. Academy Blvd. The incident reportedly only took place over a matter of minutes as law enforcement rushed to the scene at 11:57 pm. The suspect was detained by police just after midnight. Read More in Crime 
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PRIME SUSPECT Everything to know about Colorado Springs shooting suspect During a Sunday briefing on the shooting, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez revealed that two people inside the club confronted and fought with the gunman. ...We owe them a great debt of thanks,... Vasquez said, saying their actions prevented further violence. The suspect was taken to UCHealth Memorial Hospital North for medical attention, though it was not immediately clear what injuries he sustained. Club Q has also praised the actions of the customers that subdued the gunman. Most read in News 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom BAR BLOODBATH At least five dead in mass shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs KNIFE RAMPAGE Eerie link emerges between university murders and killer that inspired Scream 'FIND HIM' Dad claims clues in case 'linked to JonBenet Ramsey murder' dismissed by cops 'NEVER TOO LATE' I'm bodybuilding grandma - haters slammed me but I'm unrecognizable at 66 CRASH CHAOS Suspect named after 'young girl killed' at Christmas parade ...Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community. Our prays and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends,... the club wrote in a Facebook post. ...We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.... During Sunday's briefing, Vasquez described the nightclub as a ...safe haven... for Colorado Spring's LGBTQ+ community. ...Every citizen has the right to feel safe and secure in our city. To go about our beautiful city without fear of being harmed or treated poorly,... he said. The FBI is assisting in the investigation. The shooting took place on Transgender Day of Remembrance in which Americans remember those who have been killed as a result of transphobia. It was first observed back in 1999 and is held annually on November 20 to draw attention and awareness to the continued violence endured by transgender people. In 2016, a targeted mass shooting in Orlando left 49 people dead as they attended Pulse nightclub. Police are investigating if the shooting was a hate crime. The victim's names have yet to be released. While no motive has been released, President Joe Biden condemned the shooters actions on Sunday saying the LGBTQI+ community ...has been subjected to horrific hate violence in recent years. ...Gun violence continues to have a devastating and particular impact on LGBTQI+ communities across our nation and threats of violence are increasing,... Biden said in a statement, pointing to the Orlando attack. ...We continue to see it in the epidemic of violence and murder against transgender women — especially transgender women of color. And tragically, we saw it last night in this devastating attack by a gunman wielding a long rifle at an LGBTQI+ nightclub in Colorado Spring.... The president also address gun violence as an overarching problem in the nation saying, ...More families left with an empty chair at the table and hole in their lives that cannot be filled.... ...When will we decide we've had enough? We must address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms,... Biden said. ...Earlier this year, I signed the most significant gun safety law in nearly three decades, in addition to taking other historic actions. But we must do more.... Biden went on to call for an assault weapons ban ...to get weapons of war off America's streets.... ...Today, Jill and I are praying for the families of the five people killed in Colorado Springs last night, and for those injured in this senseless attack,... he added. In the hours following the shooting, witnesses have described fearing ...like they were going to die... while they were inside the club. ...I was preparing to get shot, when the shots then stopped,... the club's bartender, Michael Anderson, told the Mirror. Read More on The US Sun 
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'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom ...After a minute or two I wasn't sure if it was over or not, so I got up and decided to make a run for it,... Anderson added. ...I found a man lying on the floor being shot in the neck....
Police have identified a suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ night club shooting The shooting left five people dead and 18 others injured.AFP or licensors Police have also recovered two firearms in connection with the incident, including a long rifle that they say Aldrich used in the shooting. Shortly before midnight on Saturday night, the gunman opened fire immediately upon entering a local club called Club Q \- located in the 3400 block of N. Academy Blvd. The incident reportedly only took place over a matter of minutes as law enforcement rushed to the scene at 11:57 pm. The suspect was detained by police just after midnight. Read More in Crime BAR BLOODBATH At least five dead in mass shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs PRIME SUSPECT Everything to know about Colorado Springs shooting suspect During a Sunday briefing on the shooting, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez revealed that two people inside the club confronted and fought with the gunman. ...We owe them a great debt of thanks,... Vasquez said, saying their actions prevented further violence. The suspect was taken to UCHealth Memorial Hospital North for medical attention, though it was not immediately clear what injuries he sustained. Club Q has also praised the actions of the customers that subdued the gunman. Most read in News 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom BAR BLOODBATH At least five dead in mass shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs KNIFE RAMPAGE Eerie link emerges between university murders and killer that inspired Scream 'FIND HIM' Dad claims clues in case 'linked to JonBenet Ramsey murder' dismissed by cops 'NEVER TOO LATE' I'm bodybuilding grandma - haters slammed me but I'm unrecognizable at 66 CRASH CHAOS Suspect named after 'young girl killed' at Christmas parade ...Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community. Our prays and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends,... the club wrote in a Facebook post. ...We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.... During Sunday's briefing, Vasquez described the nightclub as a ...safe haven... for Colorado Spring's LGBTQ+ community. ...Every citizen has the right to feel safe and secure in our city. To go about our beautiful city without fear of being harmed or treated poorly,... he said. The FBI is assisting in the investigation. The shooting took place on Transgender Day of Remembrance in which Americans remember those who have been killed as a result of transphobia. It was first observed back in 1999 and is held annually on November 20 to draw attention and awareness to the continued violence endured by transgender people. In 2016, a targeted mass shooting in Orlando left 49 people dead as they attended Pulse nightclub. Police are investigating if the shooting was a hate crime. The victim's names have yet to be released. While no motive has been released, President Joe Biden condemned the shooters actions on Sunday saying the LGBTQI+ community ...has been subjected to horrific hate violence in recent years. ...Gun violence continues to have a devastating and particular impact on LGBTQI+ communities across our nation and threats of violence are increasing,... Biden said in a statement, pointing to the Orlando attack. ...We continue to see it in the epidemic of violence and murder against transgender women — especially transgender women of color. And tragically, we saw it last night in this devastating attack by a gunman wielding a long rifle at an LGBTQI+ nightclub in Colorado Spring.... The president also address gun violence as an overarching problem in the nation saying, ...More families left with an empty chair at the table and hole in their lives that cannot be filled.... ...When will we decide we've had enough? We must address the public health epidemic of gun violence in all of its forms,... Biden said. ...Earlier this year, I signed the most significant gun safety law in nearly three decades, in addition to taking other historic actions. But we must do more.... Biden went on to call for an assault weapons ban ...to get weapons of war off America's streets.... ...Today, Jill and I are praying for the families of the five people killed in Colorado Springs last night, and for those injured in this senseless attack,... he added. In the hours following the shooting, witnesses have described fearing ...like they were going to die... while they were inside the club. ...I was preparing to get shot, when the shots then stopped,... the club's bartender, Michael Anderson, told the Mirror. Read More on The US Sun WORLD IS WATCHING Qatar brushes off controversy as World Cup opening ceremony kicks off 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom ...After a minute or two I wasn't sure if it was over or not, so I got up and decided to make a run for it,... Anderson added. ...I found a man lying on the floor being shot in the neck....
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