Club Q Mass Shooter Gets Federal Hate Crime Charges

January 17, 2024 Crime, Mass Shootings

The Associated Press reports:

The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs appeared in federal court to face federal hate crimes Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, pleaded not guilty to the federal charges Tuesday. Last year Aldrich was moved to the Wyoming State Penitentiary due to safety concerns of the high-profile case, according to Alondra Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Corrections.

During hearings in the state case in February, prosecutors said Aldrich administered a website that posted a “neo-Nazi white supremacist” shooting training video. A police detective also testified that online gaming friends said Aldrich expressed hatred for the police, LBGTQ people and minorities, and used racist and homophobic slurs. One said that Aldrich sent an online message with a photo of a rifle trained on a gay pride parade.

Read the full article. Last year Aldrich pleaded guilty to state charges of five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder. Aldrich has claimed to be nonbinary in what federal prosecutors say is a ruse to avoid the charges filed yesterday.



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