Tag: Richard Fierro
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A year after Club Q: Grief, healing, and lives forever changed
Almost one year after a deadly attack at Club Q in Colorado Springs, healing looks different for each of the more than 40 patrons, performers and employees who survived the mass shooting that killed Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, Daniel Aston and Derrick Rump. Some have found new purpose and a path forward,…
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Army vet who helped end Club Q mass shooting to be honored by Red Cross
The gratitude and honors continue for Club Q hero Richard Fierro, one of two men who sprung into action to subdue a mass shooter at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19. The decorated Army veteran, who served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, will receive the “Lifesaving Military Hero of the Year…
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Partner, dreams of wedding chapel bliss, die in Club Q rampage
Theirs was a whirlwind romance of laughter, lyrics and the unabashed sappiness of unexpected true love. Wyatt Kent and Daniel Aston’s friends at Club Q watched that love blossom over the months after the two met while working at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ venue — Aston behind the bar, and Kent as a drag performer. Their…
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Veteran who subdued Club Q shooter receives $50,000 Community Advocate Award
The Army veteran who disarmed the Club Q gunman received a $50,000 award from Ent Credit Union on Tuesday. For his bravery, selflessness and quick thinking in halting a mass shooting that killed five people and injured dozens more, Richard Fierro was awarded the credit union’s first-ever Community Advocate Award at the Atrevida Beer Co.,…
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NEWS | Richard Fierro honored Tuesday at Atrevida
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Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who helped stop the gunman during the Club Q shooting, was honored at the brewery he and his wife operate, Atrevida Beer Company, on Tuesday. Ent Credit Union presented Fierro with a check for $50,000.
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NEWS | Richard Fierro honored Tuesday at Atrevida
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Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who helped stop the gunman during the Club Q shooting, was honored at the brewery he and his wife operate, Atrevida Beer Company, on Tuesday. Ent Credit Union presented Fierro with a check for $50,000.
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Club Q attack: What we know and don’t know
A week and a half after Colorado Springs’ Club Q shooting, many rumors and hundreds of local and national media reports can be confusing. The Colorado Springs and Denver Gazettes have compiled the most up-to-date, factual information on the Nov. 19-20 attack on Club Q. The following information was compiled through police reports, court appearances,…