Entries tagged with “Anderson Aldrich”

Jan 19, 2024

Department of Justice Decides Against Seeking Federal Death Penalty in Colorado Club Q Mass Shooting

On January 16, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that prosecutors reached a plea deal with Anderson Aldrich, the individual responsible for killing five and wounding dozens of others in the November 19, 2022, shooting of Colorado’s Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs. The United States Attorney’s Office ​“alleges that Aldrich committed this attack because of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity of any person.” Aldrich will plead guilty to…