Vigils continue to be scheduled around Colorado Springs after Saturday’s late-night mass shooting at Club Q that left five dead and 18 injured. 

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers told multiple media sources that one customer wrangled the gun away from the shooter and hit him with it.

A lone suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was subdued at the popular LGBTQ+ nightclub at 3430 N. Academy Blvd., taken into custody and transported to a local hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries two minutes after officers arrived, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said. Aldrich is facing 10 arrest-only charges – including hate crimes – relating to the shooting, according to court records. 

MONDAY, NOV. 21

– UCCS Healing Circle, noon-1 p.m. Monday, UCCS University Center Room 303. Community support and healing circle. Solidarity, healing, mourning.

– MOSAIC Card & Poster Making, 2-5 p.m. Monday, UCCS Student Life Lounge. Cards/ poster making for those harmed.

– First Congregational Church, 5 p.m., community vigil and providing a reflective space to come together to grieve and support each other.

– UCCS, 5 p.m., candlelight vigil, central campus gathering place.

– Vista Grande Community Baptist Church, 7 p.m. Monday, 5460 N. Union Blvd. Club Q Community grief and mourning.

– Tracks Denver, 7 p.m. Monday, 3500 Walnut St., Denver. Vigil w/ Interfaith Alliance of Colorado.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St., hosted gatherings starting at noon Sunday. Other gatherings scheduled include:

– Temple Beit Torah, scheduled to host a Trans Day of Remembrance service at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 522 E. Madison St.

– St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 4 p.m. Sunday, 2111 Carlton Ave. Prayer vigil at LGBTQ-safe church. Pastoral care and support.

– La Burla Bee, 7 p.m. Sunday, 110 N. Nevada Ave. Mental health providers will be available to provide grief support.

‘I can’t stop hearing the shots’: Witnesses describe Colorado Springs mass shooting scene

Fundraisers have been launched for families impacted by the Club Q mass shooting that happened shortly before midnight Saturday at the popular gay nightclub.

Former employee Greg Resha, also known as Kyree Myst, is helping raise funds for medical and funeral expenses for the victims and families.

Of a $100,000 goal, more than $15,000 had been raised on the GoFundMe drive as of Sunday evening.

Donations can be made through GoFundMe by clicking or tapping here.

Joshua Thurman, 34, was at the nightclub Saturday night celebrating his birthday. He heard three to four shots while he was dancing and initially thought it was the music. When he heard more shots, Thurman said he ran to a nearby dressing room where he and other club patrons hid.

Thurman said the club was an LGBTQ space “and now we don’t even have that anymore.”

“What are we to do? How do we move on from this?” Thurman asked. “We’re shattered. We’re broken. …”

Thurman said he wants the shooter brought to justice. “It won’t bring anyone back, but the person who did this needs to answer for his crime,” Thurman said.

Vigils and services

St. Pauls UMC

Sunday, November 20, 2022

4:00 PM

2111 Carlton Ave, CS CO 80909

Prayer vigil at LGBTQ-safe church. Pastoral care and support.

Temple Beit Torah

Sunday, November 20, 2022

5:30 PM

522 E Madison, CS CO 80907

Trans Day of Rememberance/ Club Q Vigil

La Burla Bee

Sunday, November 20, 2022

7:00 PM

110 N Nevada Ave CS CO 80903

Mental health providers will be available to provide grief support.

UCCS Healing Circle

Monday, November 21, 2022

12:00 – 1:00 PM

UCCS University Center 303, CS CO

Community support and healing circle. Solidarity, healing, mourning

MOSAIC Card & Poster Making

Monday, November 21, 2022

2:00 – 5:00 PM

UCCS Student Life Lounge, CS CO

Cards/ poster making for those harmed

Vista Grande Community Baptist Church

Monday, November 21, 2022

7:00 PM

5460 N Union Blvd, CS CO

Club Q Community Grief and Mourning

Tracks Denver

Monday, November 21, 2022

7:00 PM

3500 Walnut St, Denver CO, 80205

Vigil w/ Interfaith Alliance of CO

EDITOR’S NOTE: Colorado Springs police initially reported early Sunday that five people had died and 18 were wounded, then changed it to five dead and another 25 wounded. On Monday, a joint operation between police and the city of Colorado Springs corrected the totals to five fatalities, and 17 people sustained gunshot wounds, another person injured in another manner and one victim with no visible injuries but considered a victim, according to city spokesman Max D’Onofrio. The situation was very chaotic on Sunday, D’Onofrio said, which led to the change in numbers. The suspect also was wounded and remains in police custody in a local hospital. He brings the total to 25 people impacted.