Leia-jhene Seals was performing at Club Q Saturday night when a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. Seals hugs R.J. Lewis at a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Church on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. Lewis was also at the nightclub. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Tyler Johnston, left, his fianc茅 Keenan Mestas-Holmes, center, and their friend Atlas Pretzeus hug one another while paying their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. The trio have close friends that were involved in the shooting. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)- Colorado Springs police, the FBI and others investigate the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. An attacker opened fire in the gay nightclub late Saturday night killing five people and wounding at least 25, officials said. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Tim Bates, fourth from right, hugs his friend Trinity Ramirez as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. The two have friends that were involved in the shooting. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Leia-jhene Seals ,left, hugs Carter Rodriguez outside All Souls Unitarian Church before a vigil for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- R.J. Lewis, center, was at Club Q when a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. Lewis attended a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Church with others on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers arrives at All Souls Unitarian Church for a vigil for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- People gather outside All Souls Unitarian Church for a vigil for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. A 22-year-old gunman entered the club late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- A makeshift memorial is set up near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs, where officials said an attacker opened fire in the gay nightclub late Saturday night, killing five people and wounding at least 25. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Joshua Thurman, center, gets comforted by friends at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on November 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thurman was inside the club when the shooter began shooting. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Justice Lord, left, gets comforted by a friend at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Alex Clemons, left, and his daughter Epifania, 11, hug while paying their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Corey Bennett, left, and Cord Palmer, bring flowers to place on a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Atlas Pretzeus, left, and her friends hug one another as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Tyler Johnston, center, his fianc茅 Keenan Mestas-Holmes, second from right, and close friend Atlas Pretzeus, right, hug one another as they their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. The trio have close friends that were involved in the shooting. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Police tape cordons off the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. An attacker opened fire in the gay nightclub late Saturday night killing five people and wounding at least 25, officials said. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Springs police, the FBI and others investigate the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday night killing five people and wounding at least 25, officials said. The club said the suspect was subdued by patrons and Colorado Springs police said he was taken into custody and hospitalized for treatment of his injuries. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Evidence markers are placed at the scene near a 7-11 where a victim was found near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- People gather at All Souls Unitarian Church for a vigil for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. A 22-year-old gunman entered the club late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- Sophia Diana, left, holds her friend's hand, Lex Chapman, during a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Church for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. A 22-year-old gunman entered the club late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- Jessi Hazelward, right, wipes a tear from her friend's face, Amanda Grueschow, during a vigil for the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, on Nov. 20, 2022, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Colorado Springs. A 22-year-old gunman entered the club late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- A 22-year-old gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others, according to police, on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- A couple embrace while paying their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Justice Lord, facing camera, hugs Joshua Thurman, center, at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. Thurman was inside the club when the shooter began shooting. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Ren Kurgis, left, and Jessie Pacheco, leave flowers at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Audrey Herrell brought yellow sunflowers to a memorial near Club Q where a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub the night before, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- People link together in a chain at a memorial near Club Q where a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub the night before, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- People gather at a memorial near Club Q where a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub the night before, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- Leo Brown, seated, and other mourners, hold candles during a candlelight vigil in honor of the lives that were lost at Temple Beit Torah on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. The temple held an interfaith to honor the victims of an overnight shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. A 22-year-old gunman entered the club late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- People hold candles as they take part in a candlelight vigil and interfaith service in honor of the lives that were lost at Temple Beit Torah on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil and interfaith service in honor of the lives that were lost at Temple Beit Torah on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAlysha Hayes and her daughter Reyliana, 7, take part in a candlelight vigil and interfaith service in honor of the lives that were lost at Temple Beit Torah on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs. Photo by Helen H. Richarson/The Denver Post.
- Nic Grauer, his wife Kelli, Britney Fick, 20, Madi Grauer, 20, and Niko Suragdeen, right, hold candles with other mourners during a candlelight vigil at Temple Beit Torah on Nov. 20, 2022, in honor of the lives that were lost at Club Q the night before. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Leia-jhene Seals was performing at Club Q Saturday night when a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub, killing five people and injuring at least 25 others. Seals hugs R.J. Lewis at a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Church on Nov. 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs. Lewis was also at the nightclub. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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By Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A gunman opened fire at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs late Saturday night, killing five people and wounding 18 before patrons subdued him.
Updated 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21, 2022 This story has been updated to reflect the Colorado Springs Police Department’s revised number of injuries in the Club Q shooting.
