Tag: Michael Anderson
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Club Q changes plan, looks to reopen in a new location
Despite original plans to remodel and reopen inside the Colorado Springs nightclub where a mass shooting killed five people on Nov. 19, 2022, Club Q now says it will relocate the LGBTQ+ venue about 4 miles south — in a new space, with a new vibe and with a new, but still familiar, name. A…
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Suspect in Club Q nightclub mass shooting expected to take plea deal: Report
The suspect in the mass shooting at Club Q last November is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 25, several survivors told The Associated Press. Word of a possible legal resolution of last…
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Club Q survivors, patrons, divided over whether LGBTQ+ nightspot should reopen and with an on-site memorial
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Ashtin Gamblin’s voice still quivers when she recounts the night of Nov. 19 when she was shot nine times while working as the “front door girl” at Club Q, an LBGTQ+ entertainment bar in Colorado Springs. “It was a regular night,” she said of her job checking IDs, collecting a cover charge and strapping on…
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Club Q survivors testify before U.S. House Committee
A bartender, the Club Q nightclub founder and a wounded survivor shared real-life horror stories from the Nov. 19 mass shooting in Colorado Springs with the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform Wednesday morning. The panel is investigating the surge of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and violence in America. Michael Anderson, Matthew Haynes and James Slaugh…