WATCH: The Club Q shooting suspect is making their first court appearance.
killing five people at an LGBTQ nightclubAnderson Lee Aldrich, 22, appeared via video from the El Paso County jail, clad in an orange jumpsuit and seated slightly slumped over in a wheelchair behind their two defense attorneys.and uses they/them pronouns, spoke little during the brief hearing, confirming their name and an acknowledgment of their rights in slow, slightly slurred speech.
It was the suspect’s first public appearance since they were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of killing five people and injuring 18 more at a Colorado Springs nightclub. It’s unclear when Aldrich will next be in court, at which point a judge will read formal charges. Defense attorneys indicated a planned Dec. 6 court date won’t work.on suspicion of five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of bias-motivated crimes causing bodily injury.
The attack took place minutes before the beginning of Transgender Day of Remembrance and at a club that’s central to the LGBT community in Colorado Springs. Authorities said earlier this week that they’re still investigating a possible motive for the shooting but that it has the “trappings of a hate crime.”shortly after the shooting started. They have been hospitalized since because, police say, the suspect was beaten bloody by the patrons who stopped the attack.
to distance themself from their father and his criminal history. Records indicate Aaron Brink, who identified himself as Aldrich’s father in the name-changing petition, has been arrested in California and Arizona. In an appearance on a reality TV show several years ago, Brink said he went to prison for marijuana smuggling and was later arrested for assault.
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