A suspect was arrested after opening fire in the Colorado Springs nightclub. His motivations are not known.
mo12345lemonde with AFP
At least five people were killed and 18 others injured in the evening, Saturday, November 19, during a shooting in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, in Colorado, in the United States, according to the police.
Police intervened following a call at 11:57 p.m. Local time (6:57 am on Sunday, in Paris) reporting on an in progress shooting in this local club, named the club Q, “Located in The interior an individual we think is the suspect, “said a police spokesperson Pamela Castro. The individual was arrested and sent to the hospital to treat his injuries. No information on the motivations of the assailant has been provided.
“upset”, the club thanks its “heroic customers”
The club Q, a gay and lesbian nightclub, where the shooting was “turned upside down by this insane attack on our community”, according to a message published on its Facebook page . He thanked for the speed of their reaction “the heroic customers who mastered the shooter and ended this hateful attack”.
This drama occurs after a series of attacks against places identified as LGBTQ, recalls the New York Times , citing in particular the shooting which left 49 dead in a nightclub in Orlando in 2016 .