Club Q Colorado shooting: Police hail 'heroes' who tackled gunman

Two bystanders have been hailed as heroes for subduing a gunman who opened fire at an LGBT nightclub in the US state of Colorado, killing five people.

The attacker left 17 others with gunshot injuries at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.

Police named the pair who tackled the body armour-clad gunman as Richard Fierro and Thomas James.

Mr Fierro has described tackling the suspect before striking him with his own pistol.

At a Monday afternoon press conference, police identified the victims as Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh and Raymond Vance. Family members say Aston and Rump were both bartenders at Club Q. read more