the d.a. s office doesn t play a part in the red flag law. that would be up to a law enforcement agency. that s why i say nobody in this group can really answer that specific question. it has to be initiated by law enforcement or a member of the public. we re also learning more about one of the heroes who subdued the gunman. army veteran richard fierro was at club q saturday night with his wife, his daughter, and his daughter s long time boyfriend raymond green vance, who was among those killed in the attack. the group was there to see his daughter s friend perform in a drag show. here is fierro, a decorated combat veteran, who served in both iraq and afghanistan, speaking to reporters last night. guy came in shooting, man. he came in shooting. he was shooting i don t know what he was shooting at. i saw the flash. i dove, pushed my buddy down. i fell back behind one of the bar there is a bench seating and fell and hit the back there
specific prior instances, that will be our specific answer but i wanted to give you a reason why that s the answer that we re giving. i acknowledge that it is very unsatisfying at this point. hopefully at some point in the near future, we can share more about that. but at this stage, that s the best we can give you. the d.a. s office doesn t play a part in the red flag law. that would be up to a law enforcement agency. that s why i say nobody in this group can really answer that specific question. it has to be initiated by law enforcement or a member of the public. joining us from colorado springs is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. good morning, what else do we know today? reporter: good morning, willie, well, we heard a lot last night from the hero, the man being hailed a hero here. rich fierro, a decorated army veteran who served a total of four tours across iraq and afghanistan. he spoke to reporters last night from his front yard as his
good point and it relates to the red flag law. the d.a. s office doesn t play a part in the law. that would be up to a law enforcement agency. that s why i say nobody in this group can really answer that specific question. it has to be initiated by law enforcement or a member of the public. not by the l.a.d.a. s office. sir? since the law s been passed and colorado springs has filed, too, questions for the mayor and chief. mayor, would you like to see local law enforcement utilize that law to try and prevent future tragedies and chief vir, does this strategy given the interaction change your perspective? so the question was regarding to the red flag law. and the police department not related to this investigation
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so the mayor just brought up a good point and it relates to the red flag law. the d.a. s office doesn t play a part in the law. that would be up to a law enforcement agency. that s why i say nobody in this group can really answer that specific question. it has to be initiated by law enforcement or a member of the public. not by the l.a.d.a. s office. sir? since the law s been passed and colorado springs has filed, too, questions for the mayor and chief. mayor, would you like to see local law enforcement utilize that law to try and prevent future tragedies and chief vir, does this strategy given the interaction change your perspective? so the question was regarding to the red flag law.