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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Colorado Springs police make point of identifying shooting victims ‘by how they identified themselves’

AP

In a rare move, the Colorado Springs police department identified the victims of the mass shooting by how they "identified themselves" using their preferred pronouns.

At least five people were killed and another 18 sustained injuries when 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich stormed inside an LGBT+ nightclub and opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle, before he was taken down by "heroic" patrons.

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