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Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting

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The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood was a mass shooting. It happened in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 27, 2015 at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The shooting led to the deaths of a police officer and two civilians. Nine other people were hurt.[1]

Later that day, there was a hostage situation that lasted just over five hours.[2]

The attacker, Robert Lewis Dear Jr, then-age 57, was arrested. Three days later, he was charged with first degree murder and held without bail.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Three are Dead in Colorado Springs Shootout". New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ The Planned Parenthood Shooting (Report). The Denver Post. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2019.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Suspect in the Colorado Clinic Attack Will Face Murder Charges". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 20, 2019.