A gunman opened fire a gay nightclub Colorado Sprgs, killg 5 people and jurg 18 before he was subdued by patrons and arrted by police.
Contents:
- SHOOTG AT GAY CLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
- POLICE: GUNMAN ENTERED GAY CLUB, STARTED FIRG
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATTACKS AT GAY AND LBIAN BARS
- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
- IN LATT ATLANTA BOMBG, 5 ARE INJURED AT A GAY BAR
- 50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
- ATLANTA LBIAN AND GAY CLUB BOMBED
- SHOOTG AT GAY NIGHTCLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
SHOOTG AT GAY CLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
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Five people were killed, and 18 people jured, when an attacker opened fire at Club Q, a gay nightclub Colorado Sprgs, on late Saturday night. READ NEXTWhen You Get In Bed Wh Bigots, Please RensirRealy TV Star Adore Delano Com Out as Transgenr‘Talk To Me’ Review: Gettg HandsyNew York Man Fatally Stabbed Possible Anti-Gay Hate Crime. A gunman opened fire a gay nightclub Colorado Sprgs, killg five people and leavg 18 jured before he was subdued, police said Sunday.
POLICE: GUNMAN ENTERED GAY CLUB, STARTED FIRG
The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people. * gay club bombing *
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATTACKS AT GAY AND LBIAN BARS
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GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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IN LATT ATLANTA BOMBG, 5 ARE INJURED AT A GAY BAR
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50 AD, ISLAMIC TERRORISM TIE EYED ORLANDO GAY BAR SHOOTG
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ATLANTA LBIAN AND GAY CLUB BOMBED
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SHOOTG AT GAY NIGHTCLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn 1, Page 18 of the Natnal edn wh the headle: In Latt Atlanta Bombg, 5 Are Injured at a Gay Bar. Police say a mass shootg at a gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, has rulted at least 20 people ad, wh dozens more wound.