Leaders in the community and national politics respond The suspect's motive has not yet been disclosed.

The FBI is also on scene to assist in the investigation. Police are still determining whether the attack is a hate crime, and the local district attorney, Michael Allen, said it will be investigated 'in that lens.' Suthers also said it's too soon to call the shooting a hate crime, which is also called a bias-motivated crime in Colorado. Officials said at least two firearms were found on scene, including a long rifle that appears to have been used by the shooter. 'We owe them a great debt of thanks,' Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said at a news conference.Ī witness tells member station CPR News that one victim ran to a nearby 7-Eleven and collapsed.Īnderson Lee Aldrich was taken into custody shortly after police arrived on site and is being treated at a local hospital. The patrons confronted him within minutes. The suspect is believed to have immediately begun shooting people when he entered the nightclub. local time to report a shooting at Club Q, Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Lt. Police received a phone call at about 11:57 p.m. Mayor John Suthers told NPR's Michel Martin that one of the patrons 'took the handgun from the and hit him with the handgun to disable him.' A 22-year-old suspect has been taken into custody after five people were killed and at least 25 were injured in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub late Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo., authorities said.Īuthorities credit two 'heroic' patrons who confronted and fought the gunman.

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