China News Agency, New York, November 20 (Xinhua) The police in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said on the 20th that a shooting incident occurred late at night at a nightclub in the city on the 19th, killing 5 people and injuring 18 others.
Colorado Springs police said at a press conference that at about 11:56 p.m. local time on the 19th, someone called the police to report a shooting in a nightclub called "Club Q".
The police arrived at the scene within 6 minutes and found that multiple people had been shot. With the assistance of customers, they subdued and arrested the 22-year-old suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich.
Five people were killed in the incident, and many of the other 18 injured were in critical condition.
The police said that the suspect used a long gun. He did not quarrel with anyone at the scene, but shot directly after entering the store.
The suspect's motive for the crime has not yet been determined.
FBI officials have been involved in the investigation to determine whether the case is a hate crime.
According to the Associated Press, "Club Q" is a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs that holds drag shows every Saturday.
In a statement issued on the 20th, the nightclub called the shooting a "hate attack" and was shocked by the "senseless attack" suffered by the local community.
CNN said that as the first openly gay governor of the United States, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a statement on the 20th that the shooting incident was "creepy, disgusting and devastating." Sex," he will provide resources to local law enforcement to get to the bottom of the case.
Colorado Springs is a city with a population of about 480,000, located about 110 kilometers south of Denver, the capital of Colorado.
Colorado is a hotbed for serious shootings, including the 2012 shooting at an Aurora movie theater that killed 82 people.
So far this year, there have been 13 mass shootings in the state with four or more casualties.
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