The quick thinking of patrons prevented a deadly shooting in Colorado from being even worse, officials say.
People at a gay club in the US state of Colorado have been hailed as heroes for subduing a gunman and preventing a deadly shooting from being even worse.
"This incident was over by 12:02, and that's largely because of the intervention of at least one, possibly two, very heroic individuals who subdued this guy... appears to have taken his handgun with them... and used it to disable him... not shoot but hit him with the gun, and disable him. Matthew Haynes, one of the club owners, told the New York Times that "dozens and dozens of lives" had been saved."Initial evidence and interviews indicate that the suspect entered Club Q and immediately began shooting at people inside as he moved further into the club.
An investigation is now under way to determine whether the shooting was a hate crime, and if more than one person was involved.thanked "the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack".The venue was hosting a dance party at the time of the attack, and had planned to hold a performance event on Sunday evening to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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