CNN —Victims and family members of those killed in the 2022 mass shooting at the LGBTQIA+ Club Q in Colorado Springs have sued the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and others, alleging authorities could have prevented the shooting if they had enforced the state’s “red flag law” against the gunman.
One was filed by the families of the dead victims and five victims themselves – a second was filed by Barrett Hudson, who sustained seven gunshot wounds.
“The shooter had a history of violent threats and behavior that clearly warranted intervention,” the suits say.
The suits allege that, despite the shooter’s “history of violent threats and behavior that clearly warranted prevention … El Paso County law enforcement failed to invoke the Red Flag Law, in light of policies against its use.”In 2019, a year before the law came into effect, the Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved a resolution to designate the county a so-called Second Amendment Sanctuary.
CNN reached out to El Paso County, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Elder and Club Q for comment.
Persons:
Barrett Hudson, “, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, “ We’re, Elder, ”, KMGH, Daniel Aston, Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, Derrick Rump, Anderson Lee Aldrich
Organizations:
CNN, El, Court, Flag Law, of El, El Paso County Sheriff, Club Q, Q, Elder
Locations:
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, of El Paso County