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Who is Colorado Springs’ veteran Richard Fierro?

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ON SATURDAY, November 19, 2022, five people at Club Q in Colorado Springs were murdered by a gunman, while at least 19 more were injured.

Authorities identified two patrons in attendance at the tragedy who helped disarm the shooter as Richard Fierro and Thomas James.

Richard Fierro is a veteran of the US Army and assisted in disarming the Club Q shooter in Colorado Springs

Who is Richard Fierro?

Richard Fierro, 45, is a decorated veteran of the US Army, where he served for 15 years.

On the night of the Club Q shooting, Richard and his wife were at the bar with his daughter and friends.

During a drag performance, gunshots reportedly began ringing through the venue.

According to the New York Times, Fierro entered “combat mode.”

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“I don’t know exactly what I did; I just went into combat mode,” Fierro said, per the outlet.

“I just know I have to kill this guy before he kills us.”

Fierro continued: “Was he shooting at the time? Was he about to shoot? I don’t know.

“I just knew I had to take him down.”

What happened at Club Q on November 19, 2022?

According to Fierro’s wife, Jessica, the group was dancing when gunshots began to fire throughout the club.

She told NBC News: “My husband took the gunman down.”

“My husband knocked the guns out of his hands and took the pistol and literally started hitting the guy with it.”

The shooter reportedly had an AR-15-style rifle, which Fierro managed to get from his hands and subdue him.

Fiero’s wife also told the outlet that he’d completed four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The crime scene in Colorado Springs, Colorado

As he yelled out for someone to call the police, another patron – now identified as Thomas James – reportedly got to their feet and started to kick the suspect.

Who was killed in the Club Q shooting?

Richard Fierro hurt his hands, knees, and ankles while taking down the suspect; his wife told NBC.

She also said that two of her friends were shot and that her daughter’s boyfriend was one of the five people killed.

According to their daughter Kassy Fierro’s Facebook page, her boyfriend was Raymond Green.

She posted several tributes to him following the tragedy on Saturday.

One of the tributes she posted included all five victims, verified today by BBC News.

The victims of the Club Q shooting were Daniel Davis Aston, Derrick Rump, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, and Raymond Green.


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