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Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon

Sister Unity, left, and Dan Mryglot light up candles at a memorial for the victims of Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Luckie-Alexander Fuller, CEO and founder of Invisible Men speaks about the the victims of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Transgender Day of Remembrance event in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday night, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Musician Ryan Cassata sings for the victims of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Transgender Day of Remembrance event in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday night, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A memorial sprang up for the victims of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., outside Rocco's WeHo in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Sister Unity lights candles at a memorial for the victims of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., outside Rocco's WeHo in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) British intersex activist, comedian Seven Graham hugs his Beagle service dog, "Scotty," as they attend a memorial for the victims of Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Transgender Day of Remembrance event in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday night, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Musician Ryan Cassata reads the name of 28-year-old victim Daniel Davis Aston, a bartender killed at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Transgender Day of Remembrance event in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday night, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) People light up candles at a makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., outside Rocco's WeHo in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Light shines through the window of All Souls Unitarian Church illuminating community members that gathered for a service following Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP) Tyrice Kelley, center right, a performer at Club Q, is comforted during a service held at All Souls Unitarian Church following an overnight fatal shooting at the gay nightclub, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP) Sophie Kamerrer, left, and Torrey Lovett embrace while visiting a makeshift memorial near Club Q Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, after a shooting Saturday night at the Colorado Springs, Colo., bar. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Community members stand at a makeshift memorial near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Fred Ramirez, Trinity Ramirez, Tim Bates, and Malissa Ramirez grieve near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Police enter Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday morning, Nov. 20, 2022, as they continue to investigate the Saturday night shooting that left several people dead and multiple others injured. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Catherine Wiggs grieves near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. Police say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub, Club Q, killing at least several people and leaving multiple others injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Kristen Morris and her son, Kai Morris, 6, walk away from a memorial Sunday morning, Nov. 20, 2022, for the victims of a shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday night. Morris wanted to share kindness and she and her two sons placed painted crosses on the memorial. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Nelly Brusnell signs a cross on the chest of Ivanna Brusnell after placing flowers near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, where a fatal shooting occurred late Saturday night. Police say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub, Club Q, killing several people and leaving multiple people injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Crystal and Ella Mondragon place flowers at a makeshift memorial near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP PhotoGeneva Heffernan) Joshua Thurman, who was in Club Q during Saturday's night fatal shooting, talks Sunday, Nov. 20,. 2022, about what happened when the shooter entered the club on North Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. "I lost friends. I'm not ok," Thurman said. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Jace Khosla places flowers early Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, near police tape surrounding Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colo., where a mass shooting took place late on Saturday. Khosla is from Pueblo, Colo., and said many of his friends frequent the bar and he's still waiting to hear if anyone he knows was a victim. "I'm waiting for my phone to go off," he said. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP) Law enforcement personnel stand outside of the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in the gay nightclub, killing at least five people and leaving multiple others injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes, authorities said Sunday. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP) Jace Khosla, right, talks to a police officer early Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, outside of Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colo., where a mass shooting took place late on Saturday. A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in the gay nightclub, killing at least five people and leaving others injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes, authorities said Sunday. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP) Flowers and a sign reading "love over hate" lay near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Elijah Newcomb of Colorado Springs lays flowers near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) A police car is set up near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) A police officer exits his car near a crime scene at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) A Colorado Springs Community Service vehicle is parked near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) This image provided by KTTV shows the scene after a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2022. (KTTV via AP) Crime tape is set up near a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 where a shooting occurred late Saturday night. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)