Alex Clemons, left, and his daughter Epifania, 11, hug while paying their respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo. An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday night, killing five people and wounding at least 25, officials said.
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Colorado Authorities said Sunday that a gunman who opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado — killing five and injuring 25 — was subdued by “heroic” patrons who hit him with his own gun.
![A man sobs in the pews of All Souls Unitarian Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0eaa827/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5083x3679+0+0/resize/2000x1448!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F93%2F0fcd8a074597adb0ed852bf6b1da%2Fap22324852945087.jpg)
R.J. Lewis sobs in the pews of All Souls Unitarian Church at the start of a service held for people to mourn following a fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis was at the club when the shooting occurred Saturday night.
(Parker Seibold / Associated Press)
![Law enforcement personnel stand outside of the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9785dee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4272x3093+0+0/resize/2000x1448!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fe4%2Fd782a7e6410290e2ddaa670e4dec%2Fap22324663000416.jpg)
Law enforcement personnel stand outside of the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday.
(Parker Seibold / Associated Press)
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![People gather around a memorial Sunday for the victims of Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/81c65af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3307+0+0/resize/2000x1323!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F97%2Fb7c1eb5a4f238ccaefeab1228210%2Fap22325070549978.jpg)
People gather around a memorial Sunday for the victims of Saturday’s fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Joshua Thurman, center, gets comforted by his friend Ryane Flippo, left, at a makeshift memorial near Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo. Thurman was inside the club when the shooting began.
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A member of the FBI works on the investigation in the parking lot of Club Q, where a gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Winston Yellen places his head on his knees as he pays his respects at a makeshift memorial near Club Q on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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FBI and local police get ready to have an SUV towed from the parking lot outside Club Q, where a gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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![Two women attend a candlelight vigil in Los Angeles for victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colo.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6641f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6438x4293+0+0/resize/2000x1334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F4c%2F76adcbf04c6596b58e5605aef2c0%2F1219615-me-colorado-springs-vigil-gxc-0564.jpg)
Jacky Santiago, 24, left, and Khayra Mentado, 22, both of Los Angeles, attend a candlelight vigil along Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday in Los Angeles.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
![People gather to attend a candlelight vigil along Santa Monica Blvd.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b418ed6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2Fd1%2F5e66ee334b30a44e2bd87eaaa2f9%2F1219615-me-colorado-springs-vigil-gxc-0391.jpg)
People gather to attend a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the LGBTQ community of Colorado Springs, Colo., along Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday in Los Angeles.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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