Tag: Club Q
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El Paso County officials, club owners sued over Club Q mass shooting
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Two years after a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 25 more, several survivors and victims’ families filed a lawsuit this week that alleges the shooting could have been avoided. El Paso County Commissioners, former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, and the founder and co-owners…
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Club Q shooter’s mother living in Florida presents problems for court ordered mental health treatment
The move to Florida for the mother of convicted Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich presents potential problems for her misdemeanor criminal case, attorneys said in court on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Laura Voepel was found to be incompetent to stand trial after mental health professionals completed a court ordered evaluation. Voepel is facing misdemeanor charges…
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DA Michael Allen speaks on ‘thumb in the eye’ claim on being non-binary from Club Q shooter, Anderson Aldrich
Fourth Judicial District Attorney and prosecutor Michael Allen spoke to The Gazette last week regarding Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich’s claims of being nonbinary — how they’re a “thumb in the eye” to the LGBTQ+ community, and how Aldrich only took on the nonbinary identity in an attempt to avoid hate crime charges and the federal…
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Victims of Club Q shooting speak on anger and loss at sentencing
Ashtin Gamblin was the self-proclaimed door girl at Club Q, a face familiar to the many patrons of the LGBTQ+ nightclub located in northern Colorado Springs. On Nov. 19, Gamblin’s life — along with the lives of more than 50 others who were at the nightclub that night changed forever. Gamblin spoke at the shooter’s…
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‘His decision to murder, maim and destroy…is unforgivable’: Club Q victims and families give statements
Numerous Club Q victims and their families gave statements after Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty to a mass shooting that left five dead last November. Aldrich pleaded guilty Monday in a capacity courtroom to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 counts of attempted first-degree murder. He was sentenced to 2,000-plus years in prison after victim impact statements…
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Anderson Aldrich pleads guilty in Club Q massacre, gets 5 life sentences and 2,000-plus years in prison
Anderson Aldrich, who killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub in November, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after more than 20 people gave victim statements to the court, lamenting Aldrich as a “coward” and a “monster.” Aldrich pleaded guilty Monday morning in a packed courtroom to five counts of first-degree…
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Accused Club Q shooter to return to court today — possibly for final time
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Anderson Aldrich, the alleged perpetrator of the Club Q mass shooting, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday for an arraignment hearing, in what could be Aldrich’s final appearance in district court. Aldrich is accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring nearly two dozen more at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q on North…
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Anderson Aldrich guilty plea in Club Q shooting: Mayor Mobolade’s statement
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade said that while legal justice was served Monday when Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty to dozens of charges for the Club Q mass shooting that left dead, “our collective fight for justice and healing must continue.” Aldrich pleaded guilty in a capacity 4th Judicial District courtroom to five counts of first-degree…