Law & Courts · June 20, 2024
Colorado Club Q Shooter Faces Justice: Life Sentence for Hate Crimes
Shooter in Colorado's Club Q massacre to plead guilty to federal hate crimes, securing multiple life sentences. #LGBTQ #Justice #ClubQ
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Law & Courts · Jan 23
Attack on Orlando LGBTQ+ Business Sparks Concern
In the wake of a bias-motivated attack on an LGBTQ+ business in Orlando, Florida, community leaders and political figures are speaking out against the act of violence. On Wednesday evening, the windows of District Dive, a bar located in Orlando's Milk District, were shot out. The Orlando Police Department (OPD) has characterized the crime as a hate crime and has distributed security footage of the incident across its social media channels.
Politics · Dec 18
LGBT nightclub massacre survivors tell U.S. Congress: 'We are being slaughtered'
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Survivors of mass shootings targeting U.S. LGBT nightclubs detailed the violence they endured and criticized inflammatory political rhetoric in a congressional hearing on Wednesday. "We ar…
Law & Courts · Dec 15
LGBT nightclub massacre survivors tell U.S. Congress: 'We are being slaughtered'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Survivors of mass shootings targeting U.S. LGBT nightclubs detailed the violence they endured and criticized inflammatory political rhetoric in a congressional hearing on Wednesday. “We are being…
Law & Courts · Dec 14
Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
WASHINGTON (AP) — A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an…
Law & Courts · Dec 9
Colorado shooting suspect's previous case dismissed for lack of witnesses, records show
DENVER (Reuters) - The man accused of killing five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado was arrested last year on charges of threatening violence, but a judge dismissed that case because the alleged victims declined…
Law & Courts · Dec 6
Colorado suspect set to be charged for LGBTQ club shooting that killed five
DENVER (Reuters) - The suspect in the fatal shooting of five people in a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub last month is set to be formally charged on Tuesday, potentially facing dozens of counts including murder, attempted murd…
Law & Courts · Nov 30
Colorado governor visits shooting site as community heals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In a crowded brewery, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis embraced Richard Fierro, the veteran hailed as a hero after tackling a shooter who killed five people and injured 17 others at the LGBTQ enc…
Law & Courts · Nov 23
'Red flag' gun laws in focus after attack at Colorado LGBTQ nightclub
(Reuters) - The attack at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub by a suspected gunman who was arrested last year in connection with a bomb threat has renewed questions about “red flag” laws that are used irregularly and in vastly…
Law & Courts · Nov 22
‘It’s the reflex’: Veteran helped disarm gunman at gay club
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — When army veteran Rich Fierro realized a gunman was spraying bullets inside the club where he had gathered with friends and family, instincts from his military training immediately kicked…
Law & Courts · Nov 21
Colorado Springs police probe motive in LGBTQ nightclub shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Police in Colorado Springs on Monday were expected to release more details about the weekend shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub that killed five people and injured 25 more in what rights…
Law & Courts · Nov 21
‘Master of Silly Business’ among 5 dead in Colorado shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — On a typical night at the Club Q, a bastion for LGBTQ people in the largely conservative city of Colorado Springs, Daniel Aston could be seen letting loose and sliding across the stage on…
Law & Courts · Nov 21
Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who’d been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a handgu…
Law & Courts · Nov 20
Five dead, 18 injured in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado, police say
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov 20 (Reuters) - Five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. A suspect was in custody and was being tr…