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Anrson Lee Aldrich, the spect acced of killg five a shootg at a gay nightclub Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, is scribed by public fenrs as beg "non-bary."

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AT LEAST 5 KILLED SHOOTG AT GAY NIGHTCLUB COLORADO SPRGS, POLICE SAY

A gunman opened fire a gay nightclub, killg five people and woundg 18 the latt mass shootg to befall the untry. * co gay club shooting *

— A gunman opened fire a gay nightclub Colorado Sprgs, Colo., killg five people and jurg 18 before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrted by police who arrived on the scene wh about five mut, police said firearms, cludg a “long rifle, ” were found at the scene at Club Q, said Colorado Sprgs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.

MUGSHOT OF COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG SPECT SHOWS JURI STAED DURG NONTATN WH 'HEROIC PEOPLE'

The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people. * co gay club shooting *

Jared Polis, who beme the first openly gay man the Uned Stat to be elected ernor 2018, said the news was “sickeng.

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

”Although a motive the shootg wasn’t yet clear, nor were the genr inti of the victims, the cint me as anti-gay rhetoric has tensified by extremists. Club Q is a gay and lbian nightclub that featur a “Drag Diva Drag Show” on Saturdays, acrdg to s addn to the drag show, Club Q’s Facebook page said planned entertament clud a “punk and alternative show” precedg a birthday dance party, wh a Sunday “all ag bnch.

WILL THE COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG BE PROSECUTED AS A HATE CRIME?

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-elect Eric Sorensen, who is Illois’ first out gay ngrsman, tweeted that “we mt e loud voic to stand up agast hate.

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