Army vet, Navy petty officer stopped gunman at Colorado gay club

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Army vet, Navy petty officer stopped gunman at Colorado gay club
By Jesse Bedayn and Sam Metz
 Nov 23, 11:45 AM
People embrace during a candlelight vigil on a corner near the site of a weekend mass shooting at a gay bar, late Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — 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.

First he ducked to avoid any potential incoming fire, then he moved to try to disarm the shooter.

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