Minneapolis LGBTQ Club Mulling Extra Security In Wake Of Colorado Springs Shooting

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

November 22, 2022

The tragic nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs is prompting one LGBTQ club in downtown Minneapolis to increase security in the coming weeks as an extra precaution.

Bobby Palmer, general manager at The Saloon, said the bar is contemplating training staff with an emergency preparedness plan and bringing in armed security. Bag checks and metal detectors that are used during Pride, a celebration that draws thousands, might come back on a more regular basis. He emphasized safety is a top priority.

"We have had such incredibly low rates of any kind of violence or crime in our club and I'm really happy to say that," Palmer said. "But this is something no one can predict and that's what makes it so scary."

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