Club Q Patrons Pistol Whipped and Pinned Gunman in Colorado Shooting
More information about the mass shooting at a Colorado gay nightclub is slowly coming to light, including details about the attack itself and how the gunman was stopped.Club Q, a queer venue and safe space for the LGBTQ+ people of Colorado Springs, saw a massacre Saturday night, minutes before midnight.
At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured as the alleged gunman entered the establishment and began immediately firing at patrons.In a press conference on Sunday, authorities said that patrons were able to take down the gunman while waiting only minutes until police arrived.Related: Suspected Club Q Mass Shooter Identified by Colorado PoliceWithin five minutes after the first calls to 9-1-1, the gunman had been subdued, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers told The New York Times.“It was quite something,” he explained. “It happened quite quickly.
This individual was totally disabled by 12:02. That had a lot to do with the intervention of these patrons.”The carnage ended after someone grabbed the gun from the suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, then hit him with it.
When police arrived, patrons had pinned Aldrich to the ground.Club Q co-owner Matthew Haynes told those gathered at a candlelight vigil on Sunday at a local Unitarian Universalist Church that the man saved “dozens and dozens of lives,” according to the Times.Haynes and Club Q’s other co-owner Nic Grzecka said another man helped pin the gunman down until police arrived.
