The suspect charged with killing five people at a Colorado LGBTQ party had visited the nightclub at least six times before, including with his mother, but he repeatedly expressed violent intention to hurt gay people, police officers testified Wednesday.
, who was wearing a ballistic plate carrier with a grenade and several magazines of ammo attached to it, fighting with another patron.
A black AR-platform rifle was also found near where Aldrich was struggling with the bar patron, Wallick testified.Prosecutors presented photos of the crime scene, including the bodies of Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, Kelly Loving and Raymond Green Vance. Some of the photos elicited audible reactions from survivors of the attack who were in the courtroom.
Throughout the Wednesday morning session, Aldrich visibly shook, and at one point was handed what appeared to be a box of tissues by a member of the defense team.A search warrant was also conducted on the home of Aldrich's mother, Laura Voepel, where Aldrich also lived. Inside the home, detectives found rainbow-colored targets with what appeared to be small caliber bullet holes in them, several gun parts, and ammunition for several different guns.
During cross-examination, defense introduced evidence of drug use found in Aldrich's vehicle, including two pieces of tin foil with a white substance on them, a lighter and seven bars of Xanax in the vehicle.
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