The preliminary hearing in the Club Q mass shooting case got underway in an El Paso County courtroom this morning. The latest updates from ColetteBordelon can be found here:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The preliminary hearing for the person accused of the mass shooting at Club Q last year that killed five people and injured several others got underway in an El Paso County courtroom Wednesday morning.
Prosecutors are laying out enough evidence to support their allegation that it was a hate crime when 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, who is nonbinary, opened fire in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub on Nov. 19, 2022. The suspect is charged with more than 300 counts, including hate crimes, and the hearing is scheduled for three days.Unlike the other allegations, such as murder and attempted murder, hate crime charges require prosecutors to present evidence of a motive — that Aldrich was driven by bias, either wholly or in part.
Some victims in the courtroom teared up when Aldrich appeared in Judge Michael McHenry’s court at the El Paso County Judicial Complex in downtown Colorado Springs.Tweets by ColetteBordelon The Follow UpWhat do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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