Suspect in custody after deadly mass shooting at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs

A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving more than two dozen injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes, authorities said Sunday.

The violence is the sixth mass killing this month and comes in a year when the nation was shaken by the deaths of 21 in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

This is terrible that someone can have access to a gun and just walk into a place and open fire and do so much damage. The motive isn’t clear but it’s speculated that the club was targeted because it’s a LGBTQ2s+ nightclub.

My thoughts go out to all the people that lost loved ones last night.

What are your thoughts?

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Pitchblue

Republican Politicians are telling whoever will listen that LGBTQ people are grooming their kids to be Gay. That they are evil people that want to take your kids. This guy most likely feels like a hero today and with GQP Dogwhistles they will get the message out that this guy is no different than Kyle Rittenhouse, a Republican Superstar.

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@Pitchblue You are right, that’s the exact message they are sending. The account libsoftiktok is a hate filled account against LGBTQ2s+ people.

Pitchblue

@iamonfire696 I'm glad that account has not crossed my path.

Pitchblue

@iamonfire696 There are rightwing churches with pastors saying Gay people should be lined up and shot in the head. That is Hate Speech, those pastors should be charged but the Cops in those Red States have the same backwards attitudes.