Tag: Club Q Shooting
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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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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…
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Suspect in Club Q nightclub mass shooting expected to take plea deal: Report
The suspect in the mass shooting at Club Q last November is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 25, several survivors told The Associated Press. Word of a possible legal resolution of last…
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Club Q shooting victims file notices to sue El Paso County
Several victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs and some of their family members have notified El Paso County officials they intend to file lawsuits, claiming the Sheriff’s Office “played a role” in the violence after it failed to invoke Colorado’s red flag gun law against the alleged shooter during an earlier 2021…
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Colorado Springs hospitals waive personal costs for Club Q victims
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Victims of the mass shooting at Club Q have had a lot on their minds since enduring the unthinkable event just over six months ago, but Colorado Springs’ two hospital systems have been working to make sure hospital bills weren’t one of them. Both UCHealth, a statewide network that includes Memorial Hospital Central and Memorial…
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Army vet who helped end Club Q mass shooting to be honored by Red Cross
The gratitude and honors continue for Club Q hero Richard Fierro, one of two men who sprung into action to subdue a mass shooter at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19. The decorated Army veteran, who served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, will receive the “Lifesaving Military Hero of the Year…
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Boulder Strong Day of Remembrance honors lives lost in King Soopers shooting March 22
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A week from Wednesday marks two years since Boulder lost 10 community members in a mass shooting that left the city grieving. As the city heals and moves forward from the 2021 tragedy, it will remember the people who lost their lives on March 22,…
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Colorado clergy call for LGBTQ+ affirmation — and an end to ‘political, civic and religious hate speech’
The Rev. Roger Butts, interim minister at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, couldn’t sleep the night of Nov. 20. Some 700 people had come through the doors of his church that day for three vigils of a mass shooting that happened at a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs the night before. So he sat in…
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Police complete scene investigation of Club Q shooting, update number of victims
Colorado Springs police have completed their investigation at the scene of the Club Q shooting and have revised the number of victims, according to an update released Monday afternoon. Also, starting Tuesday, police will release personal property, such as vehicles, and items patrons and employees may have left inside Club Q. The return of personal…