'It's supposed to be our safe space.' A witness to the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ club recounts the experience, hiding in a dressing room while hearing the events unfold beyond the door.
Bouquets of flowers and a sign reading"Love Over Hate" are left near Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 20, 2022.Five people were killed and dozens others were injured in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado, officials said.
At least two guns, including a long gun, were recovered from the scene, police said. The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime. Patients were also taken to UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central and Centura Penrose Hospital, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.Joshua Thurman, of Colorado Springs, reacts the morning after a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 20, 2022.Club Q, on North Academy Boulevard, hosts a weekly drag show and live DJ on Saturday nights, according to its website.
It is unclear whether the law would have stopped the suspect from targeting the club, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder told ABC News.A police officer lifts barricade tape while in their vehicle as they respond to a mass shooting at the Club Q LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Nov. 20, 2022.Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tweeted in response to the attack that he is "horrific, sickened, and devastated.
"Places that are supposed to be safe spaces of acceptance and celebration should never be turned into places of terror and violence. Yet it happens far too often," Biden said. "We must drive out the inequities that contribute to violence against LGBTQI+ people. We cannot and must not tolerate hate."
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