![]() ![]() El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen, said formal charges have not been filed and the charges on the docket are preliminary and might change. He is facing five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury, according to an online docket in El Paso County courts. The suspected gunman, identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich, remained hospitalized Monday. His closest friend describes him as gifted, one-of-a-kind and willing to go out of his way to help anyone,” his family said in a statement. “Raymond was a kind, selfless young adult with his entire life ahead of him. ![]() Biden in recent years has been outspoken on the grieving process he’s endured since his first wife and 1-year-old daughter were killed in a 1972 car wreck and his adult son died in 2015 of cancer.įierro’s daughter’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Raymond Green Vance, was among those killed in the shooting, Fierro said. As you know, the president – that is something that he is able to do very personally,” she said. “He offered his condolences to them and also his support, and talked through what it’s like to grieve. If you actually do this stuff, it’s in you … I’m not a GI Joe I’m just a normal guy.”īiden called Fierro and his wife, Jessica, on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said, explaining the president wanted to thank Fierro for his “courageous actions” and “instinct to act” in thwarting the attack and saving lives. “I don’t want to ever do this,” Fierro said of using his combat skills. “She helped kick him with the high heels that she had on,” he said.Īs soon as the police arrived, Fierro said, he began tending to his injured friends. What we know about the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub shooting (Photo by Matthew Staver/For the Washington Post) Matthew Staver/The Washington Post/Getty Images Kara and CF Too (last name is Too) and her children (she didnt want to give their names) place flowers at the police tape for a growing memorial related to the shooting inside Club O last night on, Sunday Novemin Colorado Springs, Colorado. One of the drag performers also jumped in, Fierro said. While Fierro was hitting the suspect with a gun, the other man kicked him in the head. “I told him while I was hitting him, ‘I’m going to f**king kill you, man, because you tried to kill my friends.’ My family was in there. “I found a crease between his armor and his head and I just started whaling away with his gun,” he said. That’s when Fierro noticed the suspect also had a pistol, which Fierro said he took and used to hit the gunman. My daughter and wife should’ve never experienced combat in Colorado Springs, and everybody in that building experienced combat that night – not to their own accord, but because they were forced to,” Fierro tearfully told CNN.Īfter the suspect was on the ground, another man – apparently James – helped Fierro subdue the gunman and pushed a rifle out of his reach. While hailed as a hero, Fierro told CNN it hurts to think about those who will never get to go home, as well as everyone in the building who was traumatized. ![]() Five people were killed in the attack and 17 were wounded, officials say. “I ran across the room … pulled him down,” he said.įierro and Thomas James were identified by police as two clubgoers who helped take down the suspected gunman. I trained for this,” Fierro said Monday.Īfter hitting the ground, Fierro saw a man with a gun and jumped into action. The veteran, who served three tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, said his training kicked in. A non-profit worker with a 'huge heart.' These are the victims of the Colorado club shooting Derrick Rump and Daniel Aston From Jess Dawn/FacebookĪ bartender who found a place to shine. ![]()
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