COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — One of the two men credited as heroes for stopping the Colorado Springs gunman as he searched for more victims, has spoken from his hospital bed.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer, Second Class, Thomas James helped U.S. Army veteran Richard Fierro subdue the alleged gunman, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, after Aldrich stormed LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19. The mass shooting claimed the lives of five people and injured more than a dozen, according to law enforcement.
As of Sunday, James was still recovering from his injures at the Centura Penrose Hospital in stable condition. James continued, saying that he and his community have come"a long way from Stonewall," the New York City bar that was the site of the 1969 riots that launched the Gay Rights Movement.James said his thoughts are with those who were killed and injured at Club Q, adding that"pain and loss have been all too common these past few years."
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