Police said at least five people were killed and 18 others were injured on Saturday evening, November 19, in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (center). The alleged shooter has been arrested.
“There was a shooting at a local club tonight. We have eighteen people injured and five dead.Police spokeswoman Pamela Castro cautioned that this assessment is likely to evolve.
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Police responded to a call around 11:57pm local time (6:57am Sunday) reporting a shooting at this local club called Club Q, “I’ve identified someone inside who we believe is the suspect.”, I continued. This man, who was supposedly shot, was arrested and taken to the hospital.
The US Federal Police (FBI) has also been asked to assist local police officers in the investigation.
Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesman Mike Smaldino said emergency medical personnel consisting of dozens of firefighters and 11 ambulances were deployed to the scene of the shooting.
A foolish attack on our society.
For his part, he thanked the Q Club for their quick response “The heroic agents who subdued the shooter and put an end to this abominable onslaught”According to a message posted on Facebook. club says Torn by this senseless attack on our society..
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Facebook – Q Club Colorado Springs
The club announced an LGBTQ event on Saturday, p.m With all kinds of gender identities and performance styles. On the occasion of the Transient Day of Remembrance which is celebrated on 20 November internationally. This day has been organized since 1998, when after the murder of a transgender woman, Rita Hester became a symbol of the oppression suffered by the transgender community. The date November 20 is a call to remember the victims of transphobia.
Colorado Springs police said they plan to hold a press conference early Sunday morning regarding the shooting. This new drama is part of the context of a resurgence of transphobic actions, according to statistics from the associations and the FBI.
On June 12, 2016, an American of Afghan origin, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and injured fifty others in a gay club in Orlando (Florida, southeast), The Pulse, which committed the worst attack in the United States since September 11, 2001. US President Joe Biden celebrated marked the fifth anniversary of the Orlando massacre last year by declaring that the club would become a national memorial.
