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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jesse Bedayn

Survivors of LGBTQ+ club shooting say the deaths and trauma could've been avoided in lawsuits

Club Q Shooting Lawsuit - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Adriana Vance collected herself in front of the cameras, two years to the day after her son was killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, a murder that lawsuits allege could have been prevented by law enforcement and the club's owners.

The two lawsuits, formally announced at a press conference Tuesday, target Club Q's owners for not having enough security, and the El Paso County commissioners and the former sheriff for not using the state's red flag law after clear warning signs that the shooter intended to commit violence.

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