Club Q shooting: DA files a motion for additional charges against suspected shooter, including attempted murder
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed a motion Monday to add an additional 12 charges against the suspected Club Q shooter.
Anderson Lee Aldrich already faces 305 charges, including first-degree murder with intent as well as hate crimes. The dozen new charges would push that number to 317 and involve two new surviving victims.
They include attempted murder 1-after deliberation, attempted murder 1-extreme indifference, attempted assault 1-serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, and more hate crimes charges.
Aldrich is due in court again this week.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that the 4th Judicial District Attorney's office filed the motion.
More coverage of the Club Q shooting:
- ‘Ghost guns,’ violent threats and dodged subpoenas: Why an earlier case against the alleged Club Q shooter failed
- Why the El Paso County sheriff says he couldn’t use Colorado’s ‘red flag’ law to stop the Club Q shooting
- Club Q update: Suspect’s 2021 arrest documents unsealed amid growing criticism of law enforcement’s handling of the case
- Colorado breaks mass shooting record as gun deaths rise
- For the Colorado Springs LGBTQ community, the Club Q shooting has dredged up memories of the area’s bigoted past — and the huge progress made (and yet to make)
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