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.
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FBI got tip about Club Q shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrest
The agency’s disclosure creates a new timeline for when law enforcement was first alerted to Anderson Lee Aldrich as a potential danger
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All Club Q donations to Colorado Healing Fund will now go to victims after outcry from survivors of past shootings
The nonprofit’s operation fees will be underwritten by a separate organization
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Club Q shooting suspect formally charged with 305 counts, including first-degree murder, hate crimes
Anderson Aldrich appeared in El Paso County District Court in person and was formally charged with 305 counts related to the deaths of 5 people and injuries to 17 others in a LGBTQ night club in Colorado Springs
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Littwin: It took yet another mass shooting to put gun safety front and center at the Colorado Capitol
Two looming questions: Could state legislators possibly pass a ban on assault-style weapons and, if they do, would Jared Polis agree?
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Mother of accused Club Q shooter cited with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest
Police cited Laura Voepel, 45, outside her home in northeast Colorado Springs, court records show
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Navy petty officer who helped stop Club Q shooting says he “wanted to save the family I found”
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James made his first public comments on the shooting in a statement issued through the hospital where he is recovering from injuries he suffered in the attack
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Colorado Springs reckons with its past after Club Q shooting
Residents take pride in describing Colorado Springs as a place defined by reinvention