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Richard Fierro and his wife, Jessica Fierro.



LULAC Calls Rich Fierro A Hero For Taking Down Colorado Mass Shooter And
Announces A $5,000 Reward Plus Lifetime Membership For His Bravery
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Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says America's
Latino Soldiers Have Always Been Among the Most Courageous Souls in the USA
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Washington, DC – Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin
American Citizens (LULAC), says Rich Fierro is America's hero. The Army combat
veteran bolted into action Saturday night to take down the mass shooter who
opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The gunman killed five
people and wounded 25 others in the seconds that Fierro instinctively rushed the
shooter. The former soldier grabbed the attacker's body armor and yanked him to
the ground, where he pummeled the shooter with his own handgun, leaving him
bloodied and unable to move. Other patrons then jumped in and helped Fierro,
including his wife. Among those killed was the boyfriend of Fierro’s daughter,
who was with them when the gunman opened fire.

"Rich, who was twice honored with the Bronze Star for heroism in combat,
exemplifies what our Latino servicemembers and veterans do in the face of danger,
even when it means putting their own lives on the line," says Garcia. "LULAC is
awarding this ex-combat soldier who did four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan the
LULAC Presidential Medal. This recognition is the highest honor bestowed by the
league in our 93-year history. Only a select group of men and women are worthy of
this honor, and Rich is a hero whose actions saved lives, even if he might lose
his own," he added.

Earlier, LULAC strongly denounced the attack and called on Congress and the Biden
Administration to move swiftly to make hate crimes of this nature a federal
capital offense, with no deals for the people who commit them. Also, LULAC called
out politicians and said Fierro's bravery flies in the face of their scapegoating
of Latinos, especially migrants, through vile hate speech to gain votes at any
cost. Garcia said their attacks on ‘the other’ stirs individuals with mental
disorders and access to firearms they can use on mass public targets.

"LULAC reminds America that fear-mongering leads to these types of deadly attacks
but thank God we have American heroes like Rich Fierro who stand up to danger and
act to defend other people," says Garcia. LULAC reached out to the Fierro family
to invite him to Washington to bestow the reward and honor or to come to him in
Colorado Springs for a special ceremony.

"Rich Fierro protected his family first and without hesitation leaped into the
breach to place his own body between them and those enemies who would do us
harm," said Garcia. "Throughout our modern history, this is the price Latinos
heroes have paid for our nation's freedoms," he added.

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About LULAC

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation's largest and
oldest Hispanic civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic
Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC,
with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC's programs,
services, and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting the
critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.lulac.org [ [link removed] ]







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