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Anderson Lee Aldrich shot more than 30 people at a Colorado Springs nightclub. Victims fought back

Anderson Lee Aldrich, the suspect in the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs that left five dead and more than 30 others wounded, will soon enter a plea on more than 300 charges that could bring a life sentence. Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK

Dropped case foretold Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting: ‘I’m loaded and ready.’

In a June 2021 incident, the Colorado nightclub shooting suspect loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and warned their frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan to stockpile guns, ammo, body armor and a homemade bomb to become “the next mass killer.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath

A year and a half before the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five dead, the alleged shooter was accused of threatening to kill grandparents if they stood in the way of plans to become “the next mass killer.”

The Independent UK

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The Club Q shooting suspect identifies as nonbinary. Will that affect potential hate crime charges?

DENVER — Prosecutors can still pursue hate crime charges against the person accused of killing five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub despite the suspect identifying as nonbinary, legal experts said.

The Denver Post

Colorado Springs suspect’s father makes homophobic remarks in interview

Man tells reporter he was relieved his child ‘wasn’t gay’ after hearing about shooting

The Guardian - US

Accused Club Q shooter changed name at 15; dad was MMA and porn star, mom had arrest record

Two weeks before his 16th birthday, the man accused of murdering five people in a Colorado nightclub changed his name to distance himself from his father and an extremely troubled childhood. On May 2, 2016, according to Texas court records, Nicholas Franklin Brink became Anderson Lee Aldrich.

Tribune News Service

Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain

New details have emerged in the case against Anderson Aldrich, the suspect in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub, that have raised further questions about a potential motive in the attack that left five dead and 18 wounded in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Los Angeles Times

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Old arrest records suggest Colorado Springs suspect wanted to ‘go out in a blaze’

Family described history of making violent threats

The Independent UK

Club Q suspect's dad "glad he's not gay"

"We don't do gay," Aaron Brink, father of Colorado shooting suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich said with relief

Salon

Colorado gay club shooting suspect held without bail

Anderson Lee Aldrich stands accused of killing five people.

Politico

‘We don’t do gay’: Colorado Springs attack suspect’s father gives shocking statement in reaction to mass shooting

Aaron Franklin Brink said his family was Mormon and ‘conservative Republican’

The Independent UK

Club Q shooting suspect ordered held without bond in first court appearance

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The suspect accused of killing five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs over the weekend was ordered held without bond during an initial court appearance Wednesday.

The Denver Post

Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain

In the months before Anderson Aldrich allegedly opened fire on a Colorado Springs, Colorado, LGBTQ nightclub, killing five and wounding 18 others, their mother posted in a Facebook group for women in the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, asking for help for her child.

Los Angeles Times

Lawyers say Club Q suspect is nonbinary

"For the purposes of all formal filings," lawyers say, the suspect "will be addressed as Mx. Aldrich"

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The Denver Post

Club Q shooting suspect changed name in 2016 to protect himself from birth father, court records show

DENVER — The suspect accused of opening fire in a Colorado Springs nightclub changed their name in 2016 to protect themself from their birth father and that man’s “criminal history,” according to court records obtained by The Denver Post.

The Denver Post

Club Q shooting suspect changed name in 2016 to protect himself from birth father, court records show

DENVER — The man accused of opening fire in a Colorado Springs nightclub changed his name in 2016 to protect himself from his birth father and that man’s “criminal history,” according to court records obtained by The Denver Post.

The Denver Post

Club Q shooting suspect changed name in 2016 to protect himself from birth father, court records show

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