What we know about the victims of the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting

The victims of the shooting at the LGBTQ-friendly Club Q in Colorado Springs include two bartenders, the mother of an 11-year-old girl and two other clubgoers

The victims of the shooting at the LGBTQ-friendly Club Q in Colorado Springs include two bartenders, the mother of an 11-year-old girl and two other clubgoers who were enjoying a carefree night before a lone gunman started firing indiscriminately.

The shooting left 19 other people injured and a community in mourning.

"Too often society loses track of the victims of these sad and tragic events in all the talk of the suspect," Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said at a Monday afternoon news conference. "We strive to give the victims the dignity and respect they deserve."

Daniel Aston.Jeff Aston via APTwo years ago, Daniel Aston moved from his native Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Colorado Springs, where he started working at Club Q as a bartender and entertainer, his mom told The Associated Press.

"He lit up a room, always smiling, always happy and silly," said his mom, Sabrina Aston, who lives in Colorado Springs.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-springs-lgbtq-club-shooting-victims-rcna58147

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