More than 5,000 pages and a terabyte of evidence, including surveillance footage, 911 audio and photographs have been collected in the case against Anderson Lee Aldrich.
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Opinion: Rep. Titone: Antisemitism is dangerously close to becoming mainstreamed
Shouting down the haters won’t turn it back. Changing the culture requires living out love as our authentic selves.
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Club Q shooting revives plans for LGBTQ resource center to fill gap left by 2015 closure of Colorado Springs’ pride center
The Nov. 19 attack on one of Colorado Springs’ few LGBTQ safe havens has reignited the effort among the community.
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Silverman: Club Q victims deserve better law enforcement and criminal justice. Let the feds take over.
El Paso County law enforcement bears responsibility for enormous errors with the Club Q gunman
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In 2021, Colorado judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans
Details of the failed prosecution paint a picture of potential missteps in the case, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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Club Q survivors, co-owner testify before Congress and ask federal lawmakers to take action
“The fear-based and hateful rhetoric surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, especially around trans individuals and drag performers, leads to violence,” said James Slaugh who fled for his life during the Nov. 19 attack
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Littwin: The more we know about Club Q suspect, the less we know about why red flag law wasn’t invoked
Whatever the El Paso County DA and sheriff say, the measure was passed to address cases just like the Club Q suspect’s earlier arrest
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Opinion: The return of the Lavender Scare
The moral panic about queer people is back, in a more potentially violent form.
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2021 case against Club Q suspect, who threatened to become “next mass killer,” was dismissed by court
District Attorney Michael Allen said prosecutors were unable to serve subpoenas on witnesses, namely Anderson Aldrich’s mother and grandparents
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Club Q suspect said they were going to run errand, committed mass shooting instead, unsealed court document says
Anderson Aldrich was armed with multiple rifle magazines, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While in the hospital, an officer overheard Aldrich tell nursing staff “sorry” and that they had been awake for four days.