In the late night hours of November 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Club Q, the oldest LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooter was stopped by three brave club-goers, but not before five people were dead and 17 were injured. Who is the shooter and why weren’t his guns taken after he took his grandparents hostage and had a stand off with SWAT the year before?
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/official-club-q-fundraiser
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-photos#rebelltitem9
https://clubqonline.com/
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-reopeningannouncement#rebelltitem1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-shooter-who-killed-5-getslife-in-prison
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-warned-of-gay-barattackers-shootout-plans-in-2021
https://www.advocate.com/crime/club-q-shooter-sentencing
https://gazette.com/nowall/5-victims-in-club-q-mass-shooting-identifiedas-mourning-continues-around-colorado-springs/
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https://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-crime-hate-crimesd2379dce03c66ea3bc0faa2c5ffb7c21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/club-q-shooting-suspect-courtappearance/index.htm