According to the Action News Data Journalism team, the Colorado Springs shooting was the ninth hate crime shooting in the U.S. this year. Those shootings have claimed 20 lives
KEMPTON, Pennsylvania --"He would go out of his way to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face," said Rump's brother-in-law Michael Kissling."He picked up bartending. He found a community of people he loved very much. And he felt that he could shine there, and he did," said Rump's sister Julia Kissling.
It was something they never anticipated for the kind-hearted 38-year-old who grew up in Kempton, Berks County. He went to Kutztown High School and moved to Colorado Springs about 10 years ago. A gunman opened fire inside the LGBTQ nightclub Saturday night, killing five people, including Rump. Several others inside the club were injured in the gunfire.
The shooting happened on the eve of Trans Day of Remembrance, a solemn occasion the Community College of Philadelphia marked on Monday afternoon, with an event featuring a raising of the Transgender Flag on campus.
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