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Colorado Springs mayor: LGBT nightclub shooting had ‘all the trappings’ of a hate crime

Related Topics: John Suthers, Colorado Springs

The mayor of Colorado Springs on Monday said a weekend shooting at an LGBT nightclub that left five dead and 25 others injured “has all the trapping of a hate crime.”

Mayor John Suthers, a Republican, said police are still investigating a motive after the tragedy at Club Q late Saturday.

“It has all the trappings of a hate crime, but we need to look at social media, we need to look at all kinds of other information that we’re gathering from people that knew the individual before we make any definitive conclusions about a motivation,” Mr.