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The Guardian - US
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Abené Clayton and agencies

Colorado victims sue over attack at LGBTQ+ nightclub that killed five

Memorial outside nightclub
A memorial to the victims of the Club Q shooting, which took place in November 2022. Photograph: Thomas Peipert/AP

Two days shy of the second anniversary of a hate-fueled mass shooting at a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, victims and mothers of those killed have filed lawsuits against the club for lax security and against the sheriff’s office for failing to trigger the state’s red flag law to disarm the shooter and ensure they could not purchase any more weapons.

“Club Q advertised itself as a ‘safe place’ for LGBTQIA+ individuals. But that was a facade,” read the two complaints, which contain allegations of negligence.

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