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The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell

mass shooting at club q in colorado springs, the only gay club in that christian, conservative stronghold. they killed five people and injured nearly two dozen more. the suspect will be held without bond after appearing in court today, facing murder and hate crime charges. as the new york times put it, mass shootings in the united states this year have come at a pace so fast that one community has barely started mourning the losses before another takes place. every country in the world has all of the same issues that have been attributed to american mass shootings. economic and social issues, mental illness, personal disputes, political anger, hate, and hateful rhetoric,

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The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell

move ahead. i don't wallow, and i would rather look ahead and look back. the ones who live are traumatized by what they lived through, like this man, a teacher in uvalde, who survived when 19 of his students and two fellow teachers did not. richard fierro is a hero, he stopped the shooter, saving lives. he walked out of club q. does he seem unharmed? >> i tried to save people, and it didn't work for five. there are five people that aren't home right now. it's thanksgiving, i went through this in a wreck. i don't know what else to do. i really hope the people you

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The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell

any time someone expresses frustration about the slow pace of progress or a challenge they've faced, i tell them what has become my mantra. move ahead. i don't wall low. and i would rather look ahead than look back. the ones who live are traumatized by what they lived through, like a teacher in ufbz, who survived when 19 of his students and two fellow teachers did not. richard fiero is a hero. he stopped the shooter, saved lives, and walked out of club q. does he seem unharmed? >> i try to save people and it didn't work for five of them, okay? there's five people who aren't home right now. and i think, it's thanksgiving, i went through this at thanksgiving in iraq man, we lost dudes, i don't know what else to do. i really hope people kind of use

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The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell

for the third year in a roerk the united states reached a grim milestone. we surpassed 600 mass shootings in america, according to the gun violence archive. that averages out to be more than one shooting per day. and this year could become the second highest for mass shootings since the group began tracking data in 2014. these horrific numbers put in perspective the tragic loss of life caused by gun violence we saw just this week. two mass shootings in three days. last night, a manager opened fire on fellow employees at a walmart in chesapeake, virginia. killing six people, and then himself. just three days earlier, another mass shooter at club q in colorado springs, the only gay club in that christian conservative stronghold, killed five people and injured nearly two dozen more. and the suspect will be held without bond, after appearing in court today, facing murder and hate crime charges.

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At This Hour With Kate Bolduan

tragedy that happened just a few days ago at club q, this event is more important now than ever to show that we here in colorado spring, we love and accept every person and we have a place where they can come and be their true authentic self and have that environment to just love themselves in. you know, it's so important that this -- when this community knows they are welcoming colorado springs. there's many people, unfortunately, questioning their lgbt, questioning do i belong here? do i have a place here and we're trying to show them you all do belong here and matter here. this isn't just a place for one side of views. this is a place for every person to have a seat at the table and be able to love themselves no matter who they are. >> in terms of colorado springs being a welcoming place and being a place for everybody, there was a huge historic pride flag that was raised at the city hall yesterday. that sends such an important

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At This Hour With Kate Bolduan

however, is not stopping the oldest lgbtq organization in southern colorado from hosting their annual thanksgiving day meal. normally it's held at club q. this year a local community church is hosting allowing them to celebrate. joseph shelton is the president of united court of the pikes peak empire. great to see you this morning. this is such an important moment to be able to continue this thanksgiving tradition. did it ever seem that this was not going to be able to happen especially in a year when it's so, so needed? >> well, first of all, thank you so much for having me on the show, and thank you for giving a voice to our community in this time of need. you know, we never expected when the tragedy struck, we didn't know what we would do in terms of making sure that this continued to be held successful. there's only been one year where

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Anderson Cooper 360

father established a find dags and in 2009 what would become the matthew shepard james byrd junior hate crimes prevention act. it's an honor to speak with you tonight. thank you so much for joining us. your son matthew was killed 24 years ago. it was a murder motivated by anti-gay hate. now we still don't know exact the motive for the colorado shooting. what went through your mind when you heard about this happening at club q? >> well, first i want to take this opportunity to convey my condolences to the families affected by club q. i know what they're going through. there will be scars seen and unseen forever for them. and i really feel for them. this is another tragedy, senseless on all sorts of levels. of course, your mind goes to the incident at pulse in 2016, and even what happened to matt and the many hate crimes committed against the gay community before and after matt.

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MSNBC Reports

attorneys said that the shooter identifies as nonbinary. obviously those who identify as nonbinary are also part of the lgbtq community. and so that's something that investigators are going to have to balance, especially as we learn more about a potential motive. we also learned overnight, our team interviewed a neighborhood of the suspect, a recent neighbor who was close with them and the neighbor said that the suspect had indicated in the past, expressed hate for people in the lgbtq community. they said that they -- the suspect is not someone that they would bring around their gay friends. we're waiting to hear more in terms of the investigation, in terms of whether the suspect has made any statements to police as they are set to appear virtually in court today. but as all of this is going on, this community is still healing. and the sense of safety and security in this safe space that they had at club q. i want you to hear more from the

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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

them. they said in part regardless of the motive, the lgbtq community has been and continues to be under attack. the district attorney was asked of the nonbinary designation impacts the investigation. >> i refer to every one of those as defendants. that has no impact how i prosecute this case. >> reporter: saying the focus is on the crimes and all the victims and survivors. >> we are going to be the voice for the victims in the courtroom and that we willing fighting alongside them for the process. >> reporter: one of the victims james slaw was in club q with his partner and sister saturday night and shot in the arm. slaw says he's moved by the actions of the other survivors. >> a guy i never met before, yeah, it looks like your arm. you're going to be okay. you're going to live. you're going to be okay. and he just kisses my forehead. that's where i first started tearing up. >> reporter: the suspect is

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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

shot of the suspect. the suspect 22-year-old arounder s -- aronderson lee aldridge appr income court. >> do you have questions about the rights? >> no. >> seated visibly battered and bruised and leaning to one side. >> we ask the court allow the defense to have a copy of the arrest warrant unsealed. >> reporter: he was released from the hospital and booked into the el paso county jail after being subdued by by standers that repeatedly beat the suspect to stop the carnage at club q. the district attorney prosecuting the case speaking after the hearing. >> there was nothing communicated to me he would be physically incompetent to be here today. >> reporter: aldridge's defense team declined to comment. court documents filed late tuesday by the defense state aldridge identifies as non-buy n -- nonbinary and goes by they,

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