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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…
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Colorado Springs breweries join forces for day-long Club Q fundraiser
Visit your favorite area craft brewery on Saturday, and odds are a portion of your tab will help support survivors and victims of the Nov. 19 mass shooting at Club Q. More than 20 local breweries have signed on to participate in the “Brews for Q” fundraiser, agreeing to pass on part of the day’s…
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Federal judge dismisses excessive force claim against Sterling for police killing of man
The city of Sterling cannot be held liable for the fatal shooting of a suspect by one of its officers, a federal judge has ruled. Officer Austin Molcyk shot and killed Tyler Kracht on May 3, 2020, after a short chase in which Molcyk rammed Kracht’s car and disabled it. Kracht’s mother filed suit against…
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Judge refuses to toss lawsuit against Pueblo for ‘reckless’ cop’s killing of motorist
A federal judge has refused to dismiss the legal claims against the city of Pueblo for failing to train or discipline an allegedly “reckless” officer who shot two vehicle occupants, killing the driver. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello ruled last week that Sarah Naranjo, the injured passenger, and Marie Adorno, the mother…
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Psychiatrist of Aurora theater shooter speaks out for the first time: ‘It’s impossible to spot these mass shooters in advance.’
The psychiatrist who treated James Holmes has stopped questioning whether she could have stopped the Aurora theater shooting from happening. Dr. Lynne Fenton saw her “weirdly awkward” patient six times between March 23 and June 11, 2012. Ten years later, she insists that mental health care cannot prevent mass shootings. “It’s so frustrating. There’s no…
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The Aurora theater shooting: Tom Sullivan remembers
Tom Sullivan started his day on July 20, 2012, like any other day. He got up at 2:30 a.m. to make coffee, getting ready for his 4 a.m. job at the post office. He turned on the TV to catch up on sports scores, but the TV was turned to a news channel. It was…
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Judge green-lights lawsuit for trial against Adams County deputy who killed man
A federal judge has green-lit an excessive force lawsuit for a jury trial, stemming from an Adams County deputy’s fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in 2017. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez determined it was unclear whether Kyler Grabbingbear posed an immediate threat to Deputy Wilfred Europe, and it would therefore be up to a…
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Shooting spree in Denver and Lakewood leaves 5 dead, including suspect; police officer wounded
Authorities are giving an update after an officer was injured in a shooting near the Belmar shopping center Monday evening. A shooting spree that began in Denver and ended in Lakewood Monday night left five people dead, including the suspected shooter. Three others, including a Lakewood police officer, were also wounded, according to Lakewood and…
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9 NEWS VIDEO: Update on shooting near Belmar
Authorities are giving an update after an officer was injured in a shooting near the Belmar shopping center Monday evening.
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COVER STORY | Kids’ mental health challenged in a culture of guns
Dec. 14 marks nine years since Jane Dougherty told her sister hello and goodbye, but for a disturbed young man’s access to guns in Newtown, Connecticut, a New England village that was decked out for a Christmas, that was emotionally obliterating. Her older sister, Mary Sherlach, a school psychologist, was in the principal’s office that…