club q shooting
-
Club Q or Club Q2, owners vow LGBTQ safe space will rise again
Matthew Haynes has ideas for a new Club Q, and it doesn’t involve changing the name or the location. “It will be Club Q or Club Q2,” said Haynes. “Whatever it is, we want to make sure Club Q comes back and there is still a safe space.” Haynes said that he’s gotten thousands of…
-
Offering condolences, Biden says he, first lady are heartbroken by Club Q shooting in Colorado
President Joe Biden on Tuesday penned a letter expressing condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the Club Q shooting, saying he and first lady Jill Biden share their grief and heartbreak. “To the loved ones and families left behind, I know that nothing I write will fill the void of their…
-
Colorado Springs counseling center offers free therapy for anyone affected by Club Q shooting
MSC Counseling Center, 7375 Adventure Way, off Woodmen and Black Forest roads, is offering free counseling services to anyone affected by the Nov. 19 shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Up to six free sessions are available, said Juliette Cooley of Mountain Springs Church, which provides space for independent counselors to set up therapy…
-
Veteran who subdued Club Q shooter receives $50,000 Community Advocate Award
Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who helped stop the gunman during the Club Q shooting, was honored at the brewery he and his wife operate, Atrevida Beer Company, on Tuesday. Ent Credit Union presented Fierro with a check for $50,000. The Army veteran who disarmed the Club Q gunman received a $50,000 award from Ent…
-
Club Q attack: What we know and don’t know
A week and a half after Colorado Springs’ Club Q shooting, many rumors and hundreds of local and national media reports can be confusing. The following information was compiled by The Gazette through police reports, court appearances, and conversations with witnesses. What do we know about the suspect? Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was born under…
-
WATCH: Bennet honors Club Q shooting victims, calls for passage of same-sex marriage protections
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday called on the Senate to approve legislation to protect same-sex marriage in an impassioned speech on the chamber floor that honored victims and survivors of a mass shooting on Nov. 19 at an LGBTQI+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. “Colorado is hurting. We are tired of this,” the Colorado Democrat…
-
Colorado Healing Fund ‘exploring options’ to get more funds to mass casualty victims
The nonprofit Colorado Healing Fund said this week it was looking into options for possibly changing the amount of money it takes from donations received to pay for the organization’s operational costs after mass shooting survivors and victim advocates criticized the charity Sunday. “We are exploring other options right now so we don’t have anything…
-
PHOTOS: Gov. Polis visits memorial at Club Q in Colorado Springs
(AP) Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday visited the memorial outside Club Q, where five people were killed in a shooting attack last week. He solemnly walked along a line of flowers, crosses and signs bearing the photos and names of the victims. When he reached the end, he picked up a piece of pink chalk…
-
Community invited to benefit show to help Club Q staff, performers pay bills
Club Q’s staff and regular performers were left in a precarious financial position when the Nov. 19 shooting forced the business to close its doors for an indefinite period of time: an entertainer who is raising two teenagers, a dialysis patient whose appointments cannot wait, a producer who relied on Club Q as their only…
-
Club Q shooting suspect’s mom faces charges, documents show
The mother of the Club Q shooting suspect is facing two charges over her alleged behavior just hours after her child was arrested in the Nov. 19 attack, which left five people dead and more than a dozen others injured, according to a court summons issued by Colorado Springs police and obtained by media outlets.…