Veteran helped disarm gunman at Club Q in Colorado Springs

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Veteran helped disarm gunman at Club Q in Colorado Springs
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press and Sam Metz, The Associated Press
 Nov 21, 09:56 PM
Robert McRuer, and Santy Rodelo, right, both of Washington, embrace during a candlelight vigil held in Dupont Circle, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Washington, in memory of the victims of a gunman who opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Robert McRuer, and Santy Rodelo, right, both of Washington, embrace during a candlelight vigil held in Dupont Circle, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Washington, in memory of the victims of a gunman who opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When Army veteran Rich Fierro realized a gunman was spraying bullets inside the club where he had gathered with friends and family, instincts from his military training immediately kicked in.

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