Mass shooting in Colorado Springs: 5 killed, 18 hurt at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q

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Mass shooting in Colorado Springs: 5 killed, 18 hurt at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q​


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By CBSColorado.com Staff

Updated on: November 20, 2022 / 10:09 AM / CBS Colorado







A suspected gunman is in custody after a mass shooting at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs overnight. A total of five people were shot and killed and 17 people were hurt, and the shooter was also injured.



6:59 AM

Mass shooting takes place at Club Q​


A suspected gunman is in custody after a mass shooting at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs overnight. A total of five people were shot and killed and 17 people were hurt, and the shooter was also injured.
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Early Sunday morning a Colorado Springs police spokeswoman said it happened at Club Q just before midnight.
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The suspect was injured and was in custody at the hospital, according to a CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs. So far it's not clear if the suspect was shot by police officers. That person has not been identified.
Lt. Pamela Castro of the told the Associated Press that the FBI was on the scene and assisting in the case.
The police department tweeted that it planned an 8 a.m. news conference at its operations center.

Watch a live report from the scene below.


By CBSColorado.com Staff
7:04 AM

Colorado Springs nightclub posts Facebook message after mass shooting​


Club Q, where this weekend's mass shooting in Colorado Springs took place, is located at 3430 North Academy Boulevard. That's in the central part of the city and close to Palmer Park.
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It released the following statement on Facebook: "Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community. Our prays and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends. We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack."
Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community. Our prays and thoughts are with all the victims and...
Posted by Club Q Colorado Springs on Sunday, November 20, 2022

By CBSColorado.com Staff
57m ago

Videos posted on social media show scene outside Club Q after mass shooting​


Several people have posted videos of the chaotic scene outside Club Q in Colorado Springs following the mass shooting overnight. Dozens and dozens of police cars, fire engines and ambulances were present along North Academy Boulevard outside the scene.



By CBSColorado.com Staff
8:47 AM

Colorado Springs authorities working to notifying mass shooting victims​


Authorities said they are doing everything they can to notify families of those involved in the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.
They are asking that anyone who has a loved one who was possibly a victim to contact them.
The phone number for the Colorado Springs Police Department is 719-444-7000. Their website is: coloradosprings.gov/police-department

By CBSColorado.com Staff
 

At least 5 dead, 18 injured in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub mass shooting​



By
Alec Gearty


November 20, 2022 5:54am
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Five people were shot dead and 18 others injured during a mass shooting inside an LGBTQ nightclub, known as Club Q, in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.
One suspect was in custody and being treated at a local hospital as of early Sunday, according to CSPD Lieutenant Pamela Castro. The suspect’s identity has yet to be disclosed.
Police responded to the shooting on 3430 N Academy Blvd. in Colorado Springs around 11:57 p.m. Officials will hold a news conference at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday.
One suspect is in custody following a shooting at Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday night. Police respond to the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, where five people were killed.Police respond to the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, where five people were killed.REUTERS
Club Q, which is located roughly 7 miles away from downtown Colorado Springs, was hosting a variety of musical acts on Saturday night.
“Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community,” the club posted on its Facebook page. “Our (prayers) and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends. We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.”


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One suspect was in custody and being treated at a local hospital as of early Sunday. REUTERS

Police at the scene of the shooting
"Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community," the club posted on its Facebook page. REUTERS


Fire officials said 11 ambulances responded to the nightclub and transported those injured to local hospitals.

This is a developing story
 
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