The gunman targeted the club the night before Transgender Day of Remembrance, which occurs annually on Nov. 20 to honor victims of anti-trans violence.
"No one I spoke with then knew who Chanelle Pickett was, even though the trial of her murderer, William Palmer, had ended only months before Hester's death,"."It seemed clear to me then that we were forgetting our past, and were — to paraphrase George Santayana — doomed to repeat it."
Although the investigation is in its early stages, Vasquez said it's not lost on him that shooting took place in a LGBTQ nightclub and on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance. He added that those details will be taken seriously. "I think there's a lot of work to be done before we can come to that determination," he said on whether the shooting was a hate crime."But certainly it feels that way."Flowers and a sign reading"love over hate" lay near an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, where a shooting occurred late Saturday night.Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
"As we seek justice for this unimaginable act, we must do more to protect the LGBTQ community and stand firm against discrimination and hate in every form," he wrote on Twitter. President Biden said in a statement:"There is no place for violence, hatred, and bigotry in America. Yet, tragically, as last night's attack in Colorado Springs reminds us, too many LGBTQI+ people in the United States — and around the world — continue to face unconscionable attacks."
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