club q shooting
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Polis says law enforcement, Club Q suspect’s mother should have pursued red flag order
Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday suggested law enforcers in El Paso County or the mother of the suspect of the Club Q shooting should have pursued a red flag law order, arguing signs existed of a troubled life that warranted such an action. “So, right now, in Colorado, you could have parents or family members…
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Police complete scene investigation of Club Q shooting, update number of victims
Colorado Springs police have completed their investigation at the scene of the Club Q shooting and have revised the number of victims, according to an update released Monday afternoon. Also, starting Tuesday, police will release personal property, such as vehicles, and items patrons and employees may have left inside Club Q. Colorado Springs emergency doctor…
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How sealed criminal records in Colorado may be released to the public
New footage obtained by The Gazette shows events during a 2021 bomb threat that lead to the arrest of 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, whose name and age match that of the suspect arrested in Saturday’s Club Q shooting. In this screen recording provided by the owner of the house where Aldrich’s mother lived at the…
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‘A tragic and horrible situation’: Colorado emergency doctor recounts aftermath of Club Q shooting
Katy Picard, an emergency medicine physician at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, was having a fairly quiet shift last Saturday, with only a few patients in need of treatment, when a nurse gave her the news that changed everything. “One of the nurses came over to tell me that there was an active shooter … and…
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Advocates call for Club Q donations to be distributed entirely to victims
Survivors of mass shootings are calling for nonprofit organizations such as the Colorado Healing Fund to distribute all of the money raised in the aftermath of the Club Q attack to victims and families of the shooting. Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers have touted the Colorado Healing Fund as the best…
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Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds solidarity rally at Palmer Park
Members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends and allies to march in solidarity Saturday for those affected by the mass shooting at Club Q. The march, organized by Armed with Love, started at the Palmer Park Community Playground and ended at Club Q. Dozens of members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends…
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NEWS | March of solidarity for Club Q
Members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends and allies to march in solidarity Saturday for those affected by the mass shooting at Club Q. The march, organized by Armed with Love, started at the Palmer Park Community Playground and ended at Club Q.
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Biden thanks first responders; calls Club Q owners
NANTUCKET, Mass. ? President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered at least a half-dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving visit. Biden also spoke with the owners of an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs where five people were killed in a mass shooting, offering a sign of support as he pushes to ban assault…
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Club Q owners receive Thanksgiving call from President Biden, first lady
Thanksgiving morning, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden called Club Q owner Nic Grzecka and co-owner Matthew Haynes to offer condolences following last weekend’s mass shooting that killed five people including two Club Q employees and injured at least 17 more. The Bidens offered support and thanked Grzecka and Haynes for the contributions…
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Club Q victim Kelly Loving: ‘Always trying to help the next person’
Kelly Loving, a 40-year-old trans woman from Denver, was visiting Colorado Springs for the weekend, her friend Natalee Skye Bingham told the New York Times, calling Loving a close friend who had at times been like a “trans mother” to her. Bingham said she and Loving had just ended a FaceTime call when the shooting…