Victims of the 2022 Club Q mass shooting sue Colorado county for not enforcing red flag law against shooter
Victims and family members of those killed in the 2022 mass shooting at the LGBTQIA+ Club Q in Colorado Springs have sued the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and others, alleging authorities could have prevented the shooting if they had enforced the state’s “red flag law” against the gunman.
Lawsuits allege 2022 Colorado nightclub shooting could have been averted if county had enforced red flag law
The legal documents say that law enforcement “willfully and wantonly ignored the shooter’s warning signs” before the massacre at Club Q that killed five.
Club Q victims, families sue El Paso County officials for not using red flag law to protect them
Victims and family members of the Club Q shooting are suing the El Paso County commissioners and sheriff for failing to use the red flag law.
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Club Q shooting victims sue El Paso County for not enforcing red flag laws
A central focus of both lawsuits was the El Paso County commissioners’ and the then sheriff’s refusal to enforce Colorado’s red flag law passed in 2019, which allows law enforcement to temporary take someone’s firearm if they are deemed a threat to themselves or others.
Lawsuits allege Colorado officials ignored 'red flag' laws before Club Q shooting
Victims of a deadly 2022 shooting attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado have sued local authorities, accusing them of failing to enforce a red flag gun law they say could have prevented the violence.
Survivors of 2022 shooting at Colorado LGBTQ+ club sue county for not taking killer’s guns
The plaintiffs in the lawsuits include survivor Barrett Hudson, who still has three bullets in his body from that night, other victims and relatives.
A look at Colorado's Red Flag law and how often it's used
Colorado's Red Flag Law passed in 2019, allowing certain community members, family, and law enforcement to petition a judge to remove someone's guns if they are a risk to themselves or others.
'Preventable tragedy': Victims, survivors sue El Paso County, Club Q management on two-year mark of shooting
Victim families and survivors of the November 2022 Club Q mass shooting filed two lawsuits against the El Paso County commissioners, the former sheriff and Club Q management, alleging the killings could have been prevented if the sheriff’s office used Colorado's red flag law and if there were greater protections in place at Club Q.
Victims of 2022 mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ club sue county for not enforcing red flag laws
Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 filed lawsuits Sunday against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff
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