Five killed, 18 injured in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado, police say

Images of the scene after the shooting showed security and emergency vehicles with flashing blinkers parked on a street near the venue

A view of various security and emergency vehicles with flashing blinkers parked on a street, after a shooting in a club, in Colarado Springs. Picture Trey Deabueno/TWITTER @TREYRUFFY/via REUTERS

Five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said.

A suspect was in custody and was being treated for injuries after the attack at Club Q, Colorado Springs police Lieutenant Pamela Castro told a news conference.