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Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case

A California woman who warned a judge last year about the danger posed by the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter says the deaths could have been prevented if earlier charges against the suspect weren’t dismissed

The Independent UK

Chilling image shows Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect firing ‘indiscriminately’ into LGBT+ Club Q

Anderson Lee Aldrich apologised to hospital staff and claimed to be awake for four days before massacre inside Colorado Springs nightclub, according to recently unsealed affidavit

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.”

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‘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

Mother of Club Q mass shooter arrested hours after attack in Colorado Springs LGBTQ night club

Ms Voepel was warned ‘multiple times’ to stop causing a disturbance, police claim

The Independent UK

Mother of Club Q suspect detained day after mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub

DENVER — The mother of the person suspected of a mass shooting inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub was detained the day after the shooting, court records filed Monday show.

The Denver Post

Could Colorado's 'Red Flag' Law Have Prevented the Club Q Massacre?

If an order had been issued, it would have expired months before the attack unless police successfully sought an extension.

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Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect and mother accused of using racist slurs during July flight

Video reportedly taken by flight passenger appears to show Anderson Aldrich saying ‘you keep following me and I’m going to f*** you up’

The Independent UK

Anderson Lee Aldrich sent mother chilling message hours before Colorado Springs shooting

Laura Voepel, the mother of suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich, wrote on Facebook the night before the Club Q attack that she was looking for her child

The Independent UK

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

US LGBTQ club shooting suspect is non-binary, had troubled past

Los Angeles (AFP) - Lawyers for the 22-year-old accused of murdering five people at a Colorado LGBTQ club said their client is non-binary ahead of an initial court appearance Wednesday, as details emerged of a chaotic past including family breakdown and a name change.

AFP

LGBTQ club shooting suspect is non-binary, had troubled past

Los Angeles (AFP) - Lawyers for the 22-year-old accused of murdering five people at a Colorado LGBTQ club revealed their client is non-binary ahead of an initial court appearance Wednesday, as details emerged of a chaotic past including family breakdown and a name change.

AFP

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.

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The Independent UK

Livestream shows Colorado Springs shooting suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich threatening to blow up home in 2021

Gun control advocates say Club Q suspect’s armed confrontation with police should have triggered state’s ‘red flag’ gun laws

The Independent UK

Defense: Colorado gay club shooting suspect is nonbinary

The alleged gunman facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is nonbinary, the suspect’s defense team says in court filings In several standard motions filed on behalf of Anderson Lee Aldrich on Tuesday, public defenders refer to the suspect…

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.

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

The Independent UK

Colorado Springs shooting: Suspected shooter changed his name at 15 due to online bullying

The Colorado Springs suspect changed his name from Nicholas Brink to Anderson Aldrich just before his 16th birthday

The Independent UK

How did the Colorado Springs gunman get his firearms despite the state’s ‘red flag’ law?

Colorado has laws designed to prevent dangerous people from buying guns – and yet they did not stop the deadly massacre at an LGBT+ club

The Independent UK

Footage shows Colorado Springs suspect surrendering to police after 2021 bomb threat incident

Anderson Lee Aldrich was charged with felony menacing and kidnapping over the 2021 bomb threat

The Independent UK

Colorado shooting suspect is grandson of GOP lawmaker who celebrated January 6 Capitol riot

The latest mass shooting comes amid a rise in gun violence and anti-LGBT+ sentiments from the Republican party

Los Angeles Times

What we know about Anderson Lee Aldrich, suspect in mass shooting at Colorado gay nightclub

The man suspected of carrying out the horrific shooting inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub over the weekend appears to have also been arrested last summer following an alleged bomb threat and long standoff with law enforcement.

The Independent UK

Colorado Springs shooting suspect had ‘threatened mother with home-made bomb’ in June 2021

Police name Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, as a suspect in massacre at an LGBT+ nightclub

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