The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people.
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- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
- SHOOTG AT GAY CLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
- WILL THE COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG BE PROSECUTED AS A HATE CRIME?
- ESTATE AGENT JAILED FOR VIC ATTACK ON TWO GAY MEN HOLDG HANDS
- SPECT COLORADO GAY CLUB ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE PED STATE’S ‘RED FLAG’ GUN LAW
- COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB SHOOTER’S CASE HEADS TO TRIAL
GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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SHOOTG AT GAY CLUB COLORADO LEAV 5 DEAD, 18 INJURED
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WILL THE COLORADO GAY CLUB SHOOTG BE PROSECUTED AS A HATE CRIME?
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ESTATE AGENT JAILED FOR VIC ATTACK ON TWO GAY MEN HOLDG HANDS
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SPECT COLORADO GAY CLUB ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE PED STATE’S ‘RED FLAG’ GUN LAW
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COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB SHOOTER’S CASE HEADS TO TRIAL
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