Club Q to rebuild and reopen in the fall months after mass shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The management of Club Q, the site of a deadly mass shooting in November, announced plans to rebuild and reopen later this year.
The Colorado Springs LGBTQ venue said it will feature a permanent tribute to those killed in the attack.
The announcement comes nearly three months after a gunman opened fire on the club November 19, killing five people and injuring 17.
Patrons of the club took down the suspect, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, and police later arrested Aldrich.
Authorities charged Aldrich with 305 criminal counts. This includes first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and bias-motivated crimes.
The initial design concepts will be delivered within the next six weeks and will include enhanced security measures as well as an interior gutting of the space.
Club Q and the city of Colorado Springs are partnering with HB&A, a women-owned local architecture firm for the rebuilding plan.
Former Club Q employees and contractors will receive lost wages from a GoFundMe campaign, which raised just over $55,000 dollars, and other officially sanctioned fundraisers starting February 17.
