Tag: Club Q
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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…
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Club Q survivors, family members call on Colorado Healing Fund to release additional contributions
Survivors and family members of those killed or injured in the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs say seven months after the violence erupted at the popular LGBTQ+ nightclub on North Academy Boulevard they are still “pleading” to receive funds that have been raised in their name. About 10 of them gathered at City Hall…
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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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Club Q survivors, patrons, divided over whether LGBTQ+ nightspot should reopen and with an on-site memorial
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Ashtin Gamblin’s voice still quivers when she recounts the night of Nov. 19 when she was shot nine times while working as the “front door girl” at Club Q, an LBGTQ+ entertainment bar in Colorado Springs. “It was a regular night,” she said of her job checking IDs, collecting a cover charge and strapping on…