'There are five people I could not help, one of which was family to me.'
Army veteran Richard Fierro, with his brother Ed by his side, talking outside of his Colorado Springs, Colorado, home about the Club Q shooting. Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
U.S. Army veteran Richard Fierro told reporters outside his Colorado Springs home Monday night he tackled the suspect in last weekend'sFierro was one of two patrons praised by authorities for disarming the suspect after five people were killed and 17 others were injured by gunshot wounds. Fierro said the other was a drag performer, who stomped on the suspect's face.
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