The man who tackled the shooter at Club Q was an Army veteran.
Nightclub patrons and a dancer helped Fierro disarm the shooter.
Fierro said that a drag performer stomped on the man.
A drag performer helped a US Army veteran disarm and eliminate the threat posed by a man who killed five people at an LGBTQ+ night club in Colorado Springs.
In an interview with The New York Times, Army veteran Richard M. Fierro described how his military training and combat experience kicked in after he and his family were shot at at a club.
Fierro told the newspaper that he didn't know what he did. I know I have to kill him.
He said that Fierro's first response was to get down. There was a shooting at the club and many people went to the patio door.
Did he shoot at the time? He was about to shoot. Fierro did not know. I knew I had to get him down.
Fierro grabbed his body armor and dragged the man to the ground. The shooter had a rifle and a handgun, and was laying down on the floor.
Fierro said he grabbed the gun out of his hand and hit him in the head.
Fierro thought the shooter was at least 300 pounds. One man secured the gun of the shooter. The drag dancer stomped on the man with high heels.
The attack on Club Q left at least five people dead and 25 others injured. The suspect in the attack is in the hospital.
The mass shooting took place just before the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those killed for their identity, as far-right activists have been singling out drag performances in a campaign that experts warned could fuel violence. More than 100 drag events have been the target of violent threats this year.
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The district attorney on the case said charges have not been filed against the suspect. The previous reports said that charges had been filed.
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