Security Footage Reveals Colorado Shooting Suspect Had Over 100 Bullets

Security footage from the scene of the deadly mass shooting in Colorado revealed that the gunman had over 100 bullets when he entered the LGBTQ nightclub on Saturday night.

The owners of Club Q in Colorado Springs said that when they reviewed the surveillance video from the shooting, they saw the suspect pull up and enter the club with "tremendous firepower," including a rifle and what appeared to be six magazines of ammunition, according to The New York Times. Because the magazine of an AR-15-style weapon typically carries 30 rounds, the gunman was carrying at least 180 bullets into the building, the club owners told the Times.

Five people were killed and at least 25 others injured in Saturday night's rampage. Police have yet to release details about the victims.

The gunman has been identified by police as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) confirmed that the suspect used a long rifle and said that two guns were recovered at the club. Authorities are working to determine the ownership of those weapons.

Surveillance footage shows that the gunman was overpowered by two patrons, who quickly grabbed a handgun from him and hit him with it before pinning him to the ground before law enforcement arrived. CPSD Chief Adrian Vasquez said the shooting lasted barely a minute.

"While the suspect was inside of the club, at least two heroic people inside the club confronted and fought with the suspect and were able to stop the suspect from continuing to kill and harm others," Vasquez said.

Colorado Springs is a city of about 500,000 people that has long been known for conservative Christian efforts seeking to limit the rights of gay people, including same-sex marriage. Despite these leanings, the city has a small LGBTQ community that has diluted some of the anti-gay activism in the city.

"We had that reputation," Richard Skorman, a City Council member, told the Times. "Colorado was the hate state, and Colorado Springs was the hate city."

While the city is known to be conservative, Saturday's shooting reflects a larger national issue, Skorman said. "It is happening all across the country. There are a lot of crazy, angry people out there, and it's very easy for them to get guns," he said.

The motives of the shooter remain under investigation, but this was the latest in a string of attacks that have targeted LGBTQ clubs and bars over the years. In 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It was the second deadliest mass shooting in the nation's history.

Newsweek reached out to the CSPD for comment.