{"id":24046,"date":"2022-11-20T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24046"},"modified":"2022-11-20T09:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T14:42:26","slug":"club-q-colorado-shooting-five-dead-after-attack-at-nightclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/11\/20\/club-q-colorado-shooting-five-dead-after-attack-at-nightclub\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Q Colorado shooting: Five dead after attack at nightclub"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A gunman opened fire inside a gay club in the US state of Colorado on Saturday night, killing five people and injuring 18.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A suspect was in custody and being treated for injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Club Q, in Colorado Springs,\u00a0released a statement on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0saying it was “devastated by the senseless attack on our community”, and thanking customers who “subdued” the gunman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In 2016, 49 people were killed in a\u00a0shooting at a gay club in Florida.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Colorado Springs police said they received an initial emergency call about an active shooter at 23:57 (06:57 GMT) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspect was found inside the club when police entered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police did not immediately suggest a motive for the shooting and said the number of dead and injured could change as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A fire department spokesman said casualties had been transported to hospitals very quickly, due to training for events such as this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A statement on the Club Q Facebook page thanked “the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The club was hosting a dance party at the time, and had planned to hold a performance event on Sunday evening to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The club’s Facebook page has been inundated with comments and condolences from around the world after the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The office of Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers called the event a tragedy, and said the mayor will speak at a police press conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In 2016, 49 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a shooting at the Pulse gay club in Orlando, Florida. At the time it was the deadliest mass shooting in US history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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President Obama called the Florida attack “an act of terror and an act of hate”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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