Suspect in Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooting Arrested on Hate, Murder Charges
- Anderson Lee Aldrich arrested on suspicion of 10 felonies
- Five killed, more than two dozen injured in LGBTQ club attack
A memorial near Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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The suspect in the weekend shooting that killed five and injured more than two dozen at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, was arrested on suspicion of murder and bias-motivated crimes, according to online court records.
The records show that the alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was arrested on suspicion of five charges of murder and five charges of causing bodily injury in a bias-motivated crime for Saturday’s mass shooting at Club Q. Authorities and witnesses say Aldrich entered the nightclub with a rifle and handgun and began firing. Patrons at the club were able to subdue the gunman, preventing more people from being killed, authorities said Sunday.