A Colorado Springs judge said Thursday there was sufficient evidence to move forward on 305 charges against the suspect accused of killing five people and injuring 17 more at a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in November.
Prosecution says suspect targeted LGBTQ club
Prosecutors also argued that Club Q was the only LGBTQ club of 53 bars and nightclubs in a two-and-a-half-mile radius around Aldrich's residence. They noted members of Aldrich's church community had seen Aldrich earlier in the day, and Aldrich was not violent or angry then, suggesting there was intent and a particular disdain toward the LGBTQ community.
“What happened here was senseless, awful and it was tragic,” public defender Joseph Archambault said Thursday. “But it’s categorically different from a person who targeted a group, who is proud of what they did and hopes other people follow in their footsteps.”Aldrich remains in the El Paso County Jail without bond.
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