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]

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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.