The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people.
Contents:
- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
- KGOV'S LIST OF GAY MASS MURRERS
- SOME OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST NOTOR GAY MURRS REMA UNSOLVED
- POLICE: GUNMAN KILLS 5 AT GAY CLUB, IS SUBDUED BY PATRONS
GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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KGOV'S LIST OF GAY MASS MURRERS
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SOME OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST NOTOR GAY MURRS REMA UNSOLVED
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POLICE: GUNMAN KILLS 5 AT GAY CLUB, IS SUBDUED BY PATRONS
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