Richard Fierro, Co-Owner of Atrevida Beer Co., Helped Disarm and Detain Mass Shooter in Colorado

Richard Fierro, co-owner of Atrevida Beer Co. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, helped prevent more violence during last weekend's mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs by disarming and detaining the murderer.

According to multiple reports Fierro, a U.S. Army veteran, helped to disarm the gunman and then repeatedly hitting the suspect with it.

Fierro saie that his combat training with the army helped prepare him for the heroic act. Fierro continued by saying that his immediate thought was "I need to save my family. And that family... was everybody in that room."

The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights organization, on Tuesday recognized Fierro with its presidential medal and $5,000 for his actions during the shooting.

Fierro posted on Atrevida's Facebook page with more details about that horrific night:

"I have struggled with how to address the horrific series of events that has occurred. My family, friends and I decided to have a fun night out. We went to @clubqcoloradosprings to celebrate another dear friends birthday. Unfortunately, we were all there when the shooter entered. It was absolute havoc. It was terrifying. Kassy broke her knee as she was running for cover. Our best friends were both shot multiple times. I bruised the right side of my body and Rich injured both his hands, knees and ankle as he apprehended the shooter. He was covered in blood. Everyone is recovering, thankfully. No one. NO ONE should ever have to witness bloodshed like this. With an incredibly heavy and broken heart we lost Raymond, who had been a part of our lives since our daughter was in high school. Raymond was Kassy’s boyfriend. We are going to miss him and his bright smile so much. We are going through a lot of emotions as a family and as a brewery. The loss of lives and the injured are in our hearts. We are devastated and torn. We love our #lgbtq community and stand with them. This cowardly and despicable act of hate has no room in our lives or business. FUCK HATE. It has left us and our community scarred but not broken. Much love to everyone."