COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Matthew Haynes has 20 years of memories at Club Q, the site of the Nov. 19 shooting that left five people dead and dozens more injured in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
As the co-owner of the LGBTQ bar, Haynes says in the aftermath of the shooting, he has been contemplating the bar's significance in the community and its role in helping the community continue to recover from the tragic event -- and rebuilding the bar is part of that goal.
The suspect is facing 305 charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and bias-motivated crimes. In recent meetings with city officials, including Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers, Haynes said Suthers has put Club Q staff in touch with an architecture firm to plan a memorial and address the damage done to the inside of the bar during the shooting, pro bono.
Haynes said he doesn't want to just fix the damage done -- he wants to make aesthetic changes to the bar, so it can be a welcoming and freeing environment for those who were present in the bar on that tragic night. They've preserved many of the gifts left at Club Q's doors, and Haynes said they hope to create a permanent memorial at the location to honor not just those who died or were injured, but also the"thousands that have been impacted."
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