Gunman Kills Five, Wounds 25, at Colorado Springs LGBTQ Club
- A 22-year-old suspect has been taken into custody, police say
- The shooting is being investigated as a possible hate crime
Bouquets of flowers left following a shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Nov. 20.
Photographer: Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images
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A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding 25 others in a mass shooting being investigated as a possible hate crime, police and city officials said on Sunday.
The suspect, who was taken into custody by police after being subdued by club-goers, was identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said a press conference.