lgbtq citizens. every citizen has the right to feel safe and secure in our city. to go about our beautiful city without fear of being harmed, or treated poorly. i m so terribly saddened and heartbroken. president biden also released a statement on the attack. saying quote, gun violence continues to have a devastating and particular impact on lgbt t q i a+ communities across our nation. threats of violence are increasing. we saw six years ago in orlando when our nation suffered the deadliest attack effect digging lgbtq i plus people in american history. he goes on to say this. tragically, we saw it last night in this devastating attack by gunmen wielding along rival at an lgbtq+ nightclub in colorado springs. steve patterson is live right now from colorado springs to give us more. steve, we know that the fbi is
gunmen wielding ak-47 automatic weapons open fire in a crowded bar where police allege drugs were being sold. 21 people killed when the bar was sprayed with bullets. more than 500 miles away 11 more bodies shot with high-powered rifles were found in a pile near a water well in an area terrorized by a gang known as the knights templer. some were blindfolded with hands bound. they occurred in monterrey, terreon, just two hours from the american border. this is immensely more violent than the ongoing combat in afghanistan and mexico matters. it s the most important country along with canada on the face of theette. reporter: escalating gang violence claimed the lives of 15,000 people last year alone. it s estimated since mexican