In Chicago, Chicago Police Department data considers hate crimes as those motivated by gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot condemned the attack, taking note that Club Q is supposed to be a space where the patrons "should have felt safe." Police say the gunman was taken into custody after two patrons at the bar subdued him before police arrived.Ĭolorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez described Club Q as a "safe haven" for members of the LGBTQ community, just like Nobody's Darling in Chicago. The vigil was planned in less than 24 hours after police say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire in Club Q. Five people died in that shooting and more than two dozen were wounded.Ĭhicago's vigil took place outside an LGBTQ friendly bar called Nobody's Darling on Balmoral, where the pain of what happened feels close to home. Chicago LGBTQ community reacts to mass shooting at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado 02:51ĬHICAGO (CBS) - People gathered in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood for a vigil for victims of the shooting at an LGBTQ night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Saturday night.
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