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Richard M. Fierro
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Richard M. Fierro is a former U.S. Army major, a 15-year veteran who served in Iraq and did three tours of duty in Afghanistan, earning two Bronze Stars. During the 2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting, he charged across the room and tackled the gunman to the ground, then grabbed a handgun from the attacker's hand and used it to hit him repeatedly in the head. In the chaos, the Fierro's daughter Kassandra's long time boyfriend was among the five patrons who were killed and she broke her kneecap, with 19 others also being injured. In response to Fierro's heroism, right wing social media platforms ballooned with contributors questioning his sexual identity, motivation, and even whether the shooting had happened at all. Personal In 2018, the Fierros founded a boutique brewery, Atrevida Beer Co. (Spanish, for "daring"), in Colorado Springs, with their Dolores Huerta lager garnering a prize. |
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