Flowers were laid in memory of the dead in a nightclub shooting in Colorado.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A mass shooting occurred in a gay nightclub in Colorado on the 19th, resulting in 5 deaths and 25 injuries. The shooter has been arrested.

It is reported that when the gunmen fired guns in the nightclub, a group of regulars bravely stepped forward to grab the guns to stop the casualties. The local mayor and the public praised these people as "heroes".

According to comprehensive US media reports, a shooting occurred late at night on the 19th at the gay nightclub "Club Q" in Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs), the second largest city in Colorado. The gunman was 22-year-old man Aldrich (Anderson Lee Aldrich). Officially confirmed that 30 people were killed In the bombing, 5 of them died unfortunately.

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Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said that the police received a report at 11:57 p.m. on the 19th (2:57 p.m. Taiwan time on the 20th). The performance of this group of heroes, after the whole incident ended at 0:20 am on the 20th (3:02 pm Taiwan time on the 20th), the gunman was successfully arrested. The suspects were unable to move, (they) did not shoot, but hit (the suspects) with the butt of the gun."

Suthers pointed out that the police are still investigating the motive of the gunman and whether the case is a hate crime. He believes that the gunman's crime does meet many characteristics of a hate crime, but it is still too early to set the tone. Everything should wait for the results of the investigation.