Colorado gay club shootg spect charged wh hate crim | AP News

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• 2021 SE AGAST COLORADO GAY BAR SHOOTG SPECT WAS DROPPED FOR LACK OF OPERATN
• GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
• PATRON ED SPECT'S OWN GUN TO HELP STOP MASS SHOOTG COLORADO SPRGS GAY NIGHTCLUB, MAYOR SAYS
• THE GROTQUE POLICIZATN OF THE COLORADO SPRGS GAY BAR SHOOTG | OPN
• MAN ACCED COLORADO GAY BAR SHOOTG FACG MURR AND HATE CRIME CHARG
• GAY BAR SHOOTG SPECT FAC MURR, HATE CRIME CHARG
• COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG SPECT CHARGED WH HATE CRIM

2021 SE AGAST COLORADO GAY BAR SHOOTG SPECT WAS DROPPED FOR LACK OF OPERATN

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GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY

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PATRON ED SPECT'S OWN GUN TO HELP STOP MASS SHOOTG COLORADO SPRGS GAY NIGHTCLUB, MAYOR SAYS

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THE GROTQUE POLICIZATN OF THE COLORADO SPRGS GAY BAR SHOOTG | OPN

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MAN ACCED COLORADO GAY BAR SHOOTG FACG MURR AND HATE CRIME CHARG

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GAY BAR SHOOTG SPECT FAC MURR, HATE CRIME CHARG

Bee the shootg occurred at a gay bar, some have leapt to assume that was a targeted anti-gay hate crime. Republin Policians & Tucker Carlson:"Democrats are g drag queens and gay people to groom your kids"Mass shootg happens at a gay night club Republin Policians & Tucker Carlson:"Who uld see this g??

There are so many problems wh this narrative 's hard to know where to one, 's pletely unfound to blame people who allegedly foment anti-gay hate for this shootg when we don't even know yet if was motivated by anti-gay hate.

COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG SPECT CHARGED WH HATE CRIM

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