The suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub was transferred to jail on Tuesday from the hospital where he was in police custody, and was scheduled to face a judge on Wednesday.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was held on charges that include five counts of first-degree murder and bias crimes stemming from the Saturday night killings. Prosecutors said that after he was out of the hospital they expected to file formal criminal charges that may differ.
But a footnote to some of the documents says Aldrich identifies as non-binary, prefers they/them pronouns, and will be referred to in court filings with the Mx. honorific. James, an 11-year Navy veteran, is an information systems technician second class stationed in Colorado Springs. He was injured in the shooting and hospitalized in stable condition, the Navy said in a statement.
A separate Washington Post report, based on court documents, described a difficult childhood, saying his parents separated when he was a toddler, and that when he was 12 his mother was arrested on suspicion of arson but later convicted of a lesser offense.
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