Nov 21, 2022 · Richard M. Fierro, who served for 15 years in the military, was at the nightclub in Colorado Springs with his family when the gunman opened fire. “I just knew I had to take him down,” he said.

Nov 22, 2022 · Fierro and Thomas James were identified by police as two clubgoers who helped take down the suspected gunman. Five people were killed in the attack and 17 were wounded, officials say. While...

Nov 22, 2022 · "I have nothing but love" for the gay community, says Army veteran Rich Fierro, one of two people police credited with subduing a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a Colorado Springs...

Nov 22, 2022 · That father/veteran is Richard M. Fierro, a 45-year-old who served 15 years in the Army, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He left the military in 2013 with the rank of major and had been awarded two Bronze Stars, as The New York Times reported. He didn’t know the man who helped him.

Nov 22, 2022 · Fierro is one of two men police are crediting with saving lives by subduing a 22-year-old gunman who went on a shooting rampage Saturday night at Club Q, a well-known gathering place for the...

Nov 22, 2022 · Military veteran Richard Fierro's selfless response when a gunman opened fire in a Colorado gay club is being lauded by the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization.

Nov 21, 2022 · Richard Fierro, 45, was at Club Q celebrating a birthday with his wife, their daughter and her friends when he found himself one of two people who subdued the attacker armed with an AR-15...

Mar 16, 2024 · Rich Fierro’s military service had spanned four deployments in America’s war on terror. It had taken him years to recover — to truly come home. And that’s where another war had found...

Nov 22, 2022 · Fierro is one of two people police are crediting with saving lives by subduing a 22-year-old man armed with multiple firearms, including an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, who went on a shooting...

Nov 21, 2022 · When army veteran Rich Fierro realized a gunman was spraying bullets inside the club where he had gathered with friends and family, instincts from his military training immediately kicked in.