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Local club holds vigil for Orlando Shooting victims

and we continue our team coverage tonight with local reaction to the terror in orlando. eric fink spoke with local muslim leaders about the shooter’s ties to islamic terrorism. but first… krdo newschannel 13’s emily allen is live from club q in colorado springs where a fundraiser for the victims is being held tonight. you can see these candles left over from the vigil. more than one hundred people gathered here an hour ago to pray for the victims of this shooting in orlando nats vo: nats — them singing amazing grace for at least 10 seconds the tragedy happened thousands of miles away. but this crowd still feels the pains here. the group gathered in the shadows of club q … colorado springs only gay club. the club’s owner says his friends planned to go to the nightclub last night… but they changed their minds. he says the news he got this morning was heart breaking nic grzecka club owner 225900 i can’t even imagine as a club goer or a club owner the devastating effects of this kind of terrorism. the crowd here says this isn’t strictly a gay bar… its a place for the gay community to come together. thats why this violence at a club cuts deep. sot 2: aj bridgewater vigil attendee 230150 it’s just scary, you never know what will happen. you go out to these places because they are community. these places are really so much about drinking, it’s about community and having fun with friends but that can go in a day, you never know there is a fundraiser underway inside. its a drag show and money from the show will go to orlando. in cs, ea krdo nc13 live…. talk about fundraising show underway the

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