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ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Colorado Springs – 20 November 2022
1. Various of the Club Q area the day after the shooting
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denver – 19 November 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Huber, attorney:
“Two years ago today, the tragic mass shooting at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs shattered lives and left an indelible scar on the LGBTQIA+ community. The gunman brought terror and trauma to what should have been a safe space for the community. Today, Romanucci & Blandin announces the filing of a civil lawsuit in Denver federal court against government officials and Club Q for their respective roles in the preventable mass shooting that occurred on Nov. 19th and 20th, 2022, claiming five lives and injuring 25 others."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Colorado Springs, Colorado – 20 November 2022
3. Various of the Club Q area the day after the shooting
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denver – 19 November 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Huber, attorney:
“Government actors failed to act on clear, credible warnings about the shooter’s violent intentions, choosing to prioritize political opposition to the red flag law over public safety. Club Q management ignored its duty to provide adequate safety measures despite the well-documented risks of targeted hate crimes against the LGBTQIA+ community."
5. Various of shooting survivor James Slaugh holding his husband’s hand
6. SOUNDBITE (English) James Slaugh, Club Q shooting survivor:
“For many of us, this isn’t something that simply gets better with time. It’s something we carry with us in countless ways every day."
7. Tight shot of T-shirt depicting Club Q shooting victims
8. SOUNDBITE (English) James Slaugh, Club Q shooting survivor:
“Harder still are the nights. Often I am woken up by nightmares, gunfire and explosions that sound so real to me that I am jolted awake. Sometimes horrific dreams of being in the same or another mass shooting accompanies those sounds. And when I wake up again, sleep isn’t always an option."
9. Slaugh standing next to his husband
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Charlene Slaugh, Club Q shooting survivor:
“There have been countless nights where I’ve cried myself to sleep, moments where I felt completely broken. Hiding my pain because I want to show up strong. But the truth is, those moments remind me of a deep vulnerability that lives alongside resilience. There’s a profound loneliness that comes with carrying trauma like this.”
11. People hugging at the news conference
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Huber, attorney:
“I think that the law is an important tool for justice. And what happened here is incredibly unjust. And we want accountability for the wrongful actions and inactions that happened here.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Colorado Springs, Colorado – 19 November 2023
13. Various of mourners and memorial outside Club Q
STORYLINE:
Two lawsuits formally announced Tuesday allege that a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado two years ago could have been prevented by law enforcement and the club’s owners.
The lawsuits target Club Q’s owners for not having enough security, and the El Paso County commissioners and the former sheriff for not using the state’s red flag law after clear warning signs that the shooter intended to commit violence.
One of the club’s owners has denied the claims, and El Paso County has declined to comment.
Anderson Aldrich killed five people at the club: Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump and Ashley Paugh.
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