The Latest Breaking News from Colorado

Anti-LGBTQ hate amplified after shooting

Anti-trans conservatives on Elon Musk's platform respond to Colorado Springs shooting — by ramping up the vitriol

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Could red flag laws stop mass shootings?

Questions over why suspect's violent past did not trigger Colorado's "red flag" law

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Leeds gay bar Viaduct to host poignant candlelit vigil for the victims of Colorado shooting

A vigil will be held this Friday to remember those who were lost in a shooting at an LGBT bar in Colorado, USA

Leeds Live · Nov 23, 2022

Police tackled, cuffed Club Q hero

Army veteran Richard Fierro said he was detained for nearly an hour after he helped save lives

Salon · Nov 22, 2022

Barrett Hudson took seven bullets in the back but still escaped the Club Q shooting

As more details emerge around what happened inside Club Q, the Colorado Springs gay nightclub that late Saturday night became the scene of Colorado’s latest mass shooting when five people were killed, a man who identified himself as a survivor of the attack has shared a harrowing story on social…

The Denver Post · Nov 22, 2022

The US right is stoking anti-LGBT hate. This shooting was no surprise

What happened in Colorado Springs this weekend was part of a trend of escalating violence targeting gay spaces

The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2022

Editorial: Colorado attack should spark action

The worst — and best — of this country was reflected in Saturday's deadly attack on a Colorado Springs nightclub.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Commentary: Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs follows 6 brutal years of Republican anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

It’s 6:30 a.m., and my wife already has the news silently scrolling in the dark. “Colorado Springs,” she says. My bleary eyes focus on the carnage — again. It’s been six years since she woke me up early on a Sunday whispering “something terrible happened in Orlando.”

Los Angeles Times · Nov 22, 2022

‘Stop the action’: The ex-US soldier who subdued Colorado shooter

Richard Fierro stopped the gunman who had come into Club Q and started shooting, killing 5 people.

Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2022

Veteran hailed a hero in Colorado shooting says he did what he was trained to do

Authorities said Fierro's actions likely prevented further deaths.

Axios · Nov 22, 2022