A suspect charged with killing five at a Colorado LGBTQ club had visited six times before but expressed wanting to hurt gay people, officers testified.
Author: Justin Reutter, USA TODAY
Suspect in Colorado Springs mass shooting appears in court, ordered held without bail
Hate crime charges would require proving that the shooter was motivated by bias, such as against the victims’ actual or perceived gender identity.
‘Gotta get on the next patrol’: Former Army soldier went into hero mode to subdue shooter at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub
A decorated former US Army Major says instinct took over when he helped disarm a man police say went on a murderous rampage inside an LGBTQ nightclub.