Gay club gunman struck with own weapon
Five people have died and 25 others were injured after a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a gay nightclub in Colorado, before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons who struck him with his own weapon.
Colorado Springs mayor John Suthers said the attack at Club Q ended when someone grabbed a handgun from the suspect, named as Anderson Lee Aldrich, and hit him with it, before holding him down until police arrived.
The club called the incident a "hate attack", but investigators are still determining a motive and whether it would be charged as a hate crime.
The El Paso County district attorney said charges against suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich will likely includefirst-degreemurder.
The suspect in the shooting on Saturday night used an Ar-15-style semiautomatic weapon, a law enforcement official said.
A handgun and additional ammunition magazines also were also recovered.