NEW: A patron at Club Q disarmed and hit a gunman with his own weapon shortly after shots erupted inside the nightclub late Saturday night, stopping the mass shooting and preventing further bloodshed, the mayor of Colorado Springs said.
A patron at Club Q disarmed and hit a gunman with his own weapon shortly after shots erupted inside the nightclub late Saturday night, stopping the mass shooting and preventing further bloodshed, the mayor of Colorado Springs said.“When police took him into custody,” Mayor John Suthers said Monday morning, “there was an individual laying on top of him and had totally disabled him from perpetrating any further harm.
Suthers said he believes that Aldrich, who was hospitalized after his arrest, is still being treated at an area hospital. Asked why the suspect was hospitalized, Suthers said it would “not be illogical to conclude” that Aldrich was injured by the patrons who subdued him and hit him with his own weapon.
Colorado Springs police Chief Adrian Vasquez called Suthers shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, the mayor said. At that point, first responders already had cleared the building of victims, according to archived police radio traffic.“Based on my life as a prosecutor and mayor, but primarily as a prosecutor, calls in the middle of the night are never good,” Suthers said. “Every once in a while maybe a baby’s born or something like that, but typically, they’re never good.
Police are still investigating what type of weapons the suspect used, Suthers said, and he said only that one was a handgun and the other was a long rifle. Ballistic tests will be conducted to determine whether the rifle was automatic or semiautomatic, he said. He had heard that the suspect wore a vest but said that, too, must still be confirmed by police.
He said the shooting — which took place at a gay club minutes before Sunday, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, began — “has the trappings of a hate crime,” given “where it occurred, how it occurred.” He said Aldrich lives in Colorado Springs with his mother.Related Articles
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