an striker He started shooting in Gay nightclubthe kill five people Injury 18, officials said Sunday. The club said the suspect was subdued by patrons.
Authorities received a report of the shooting Club Q at 11:57 p.m. on Saturday Lt. Pamela Castro of the Colorado Springs Police Department responded within minutes.
The Henf It is the sixth mass killing this month and comes in a year when the nation was rocked by the death of 21 in a school shooting in UvaldTexas.
Castro It has few details beyond the number of dead and wounded. She said the suspect was injured but did not know how and that the FBI was on the scene.
Attorney General Merrick Garland Justice Department spokesman Anthony Cooley said he had been briefed on the shooting. The FBI said it is providing assistance to the Colorado Springs police, but said the police department is leading the investigation.
The Police Department planned to hold a news conference at 8 am (10 am EST) about the investigation.
The latest incident occurred at a time when homophobic rhetoric was intensifying by extremists. Club Q, in a statement, described the shooting as a hate attack.
“Club Q has been devastated by the senseless attack on our communityAnd the club posted on its Facebook page, and said that its prayers were with the victims and their families, adding: “We thank the quick reactions from the heroic agents who put down the gunman and ended this hate attack.”
Club Q is a gay and lesbian nightclub that hosts the “Drag Diva Drag Show” on Saturdays, according to their website.
In addition to the drag show, Club Q’s Facebook page said the planned entertainment includes “Show villain and alternativeBefore a birthday dance party, with brunch for all ages on Sunday.
Colorado Springs is a city of about 480,000 located about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Denver that is home to the United States Air Force Academy, as well as Focus on the Family, a prominent evangelical Christian ministry.
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