US Politics | Colorado Springs shooting – at least five dead and 18 injured after gunman opened fire on customers inside LGBTQ club
POLICE have confirmed that at least five people have died after a gunman opened fire on customers in an LGBTQ night club. Another 18 others are thought to have injured and are being treated in local hospitals following the incident overnight in Colorado Springs, cops say. 
TwitterAt least five people have been killed in the incident, reports suggest '/ ' 
TwitterPolice scrambled to the scene in the early hours of the morning '/ ' Lt. Pamela Castro of the Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed this morning that the shooting happened at a local club called Q \- located in the 3400 block of N. Academy Blvd. Authorities scrambled to the scene at 11:57 on Saturday night and immediately located the suspect inside the bar. That suspect has since been taken to a hospital for medical attention and is now in custody. It's unclear what injuries the suspect sustained, however no officers are thought to be injured. Read more on news 
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COLLEGE ATTACK Teen dead and man, 21, hurt after college shooting as suspects 'ran off' Police declined to speak about a possible motive. "We will be here for many, many hours to come," added Castro. The FBI remains on the scene and assisting. Witnesses at the scene have since described fearing ...like they were going to die,... as the shooter rampaged through the club. Most read in News STUDENT MURDERS Huge update in murder of four University of Idaho students TWISTED KILLER Fears college kids' killer began violent rampage by skinning dog last month CLUB HORROR Suspect 'threatened mom with bomb' year before 'killing 5 in club shooting' 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom CHECK THIS OUT I'm a lawyer - here's how to avoid a theft citation at at self-checkout KNIFE RAMPAGE Eerie link emerges between university murders and killer that inspired Scream The club's bartender, Michael Anderson, told the Mirror: ...I was preparing to get shot, when the shots then stopped. ...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. I found a man lying on the floor being shot in the neck.... Gaby Lamah, 32, who has been visiting the club since for several years, also told the outlet how her friends made a ...last minute decision... not to visit the venue last night. She described Club Q as one of a limited number of nightclubs catering for the LGBTQ community in the area. In a statement on social media, Club Q said it was "devastated by the senseless attack on our community" and offered condolences to victims and their families. "We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.... The shooting takes 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. Read More on The US Sun 
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ReutersClub Q was a popular LGBTQ club in the area '/ ' 
ReutersColorado Springs Police Department have declined to speak about a possible motive '/ '
TwitterAt least five people have been killed in the incident, reports suggest '/ ' TwitterPolice scrambled to the scene in the early hours of the morning '/ ' Lt. Pamela Castro of the Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed this morning that the shooting happened at a local club called Q \- located in the 3400 block of N. Academy Blvd. Authorities scrambled to the scene at 11:57 on Saturday night and immediately located the suspect inside the bar. That suspect has since been taken to a hospital for medical attention and is now in custody. It's unclear what injuries the suspect sustained, however no officers are thought to be injured. Read more on news 'DISGUST' More remains found in home where infant was discovered in freezer & fetus in box COLLEGE ATTACK Teen dead and man, 21, hurt after college shooting as suspects 'ran off' Police declined to speak about a possible motive. "We will be here for many, many hours to come," added Castro. The FBI remains on the scene and assisting. Witnesses at the scene have since described fearing ...like they were going to die,... as the shooter rampaged through the club. Most read in News STUDENT MURDERS Huge update in murder of four University of Idaho students TWISTED KILLER Fears college kids' killer began violent rampage by skinning dog last month CLUB HORROR Suspect 'threatened mom with bomb' year before 'killing 5 in club shooting' 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom CHECK THIS OUT I'm a lawyer - here's how to avoid a theft citation at at self-checkout KNIFE RAMPAGE Eerie link emerges between university murders and killer that inspired Scream The club's bartender, Michael Anderson, told the Mirror: ...I was preparing to get shot, when the shots then stopped. ...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. I found a man lying on the floor being shot in the neck.... Gaby Lamah, 32, who has been visiting the club since for several years, also told the outlet how her friends made a ...last minute decision... not to visit the venue last night. She described Club Q as one of a limited number of nightclubs catering for the LGBTQ community in the area. In a statement on social media, Club Q said it was "devastated by the senseless attack on our community" and offered condolences to victims and their families. "We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.... The shooting takes 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. Read More on The US Sun STUDENT MURDERS Huge update in murder of four University of Idaho students DON'T PANT-IC Kendall Jenner goes completely pantless in new photos ISIS fanatic Omar Mateen mowed down revellers as they attended Pulse nightclub. Most of the victims were Hispanic and part of the LGBTQ community. ReutersClub Q was a popular LGBTQ club in the area '/ ' ReutersColorado Springs Police Department have declined to speak about a possible motive '/ '
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