Who was the shooter in colorado gay club

Last year Aldrich was moved to the Wyoming State Penitentiary due to safety concerns of the high-profile case, according to Alondra Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Corrections. The charges, which include multiple federal firearm violations, come after Aldrich pleaded guilty last June in state court to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder — one for each person at Club Q during the attack on Nov.

The plea was an acknowledgment there was a good chance Aldrich would be convicted of those crimes without admitting guilt. The pleas carried the same weight as a conviction. Aldrich began firing an ARstyle rifle as soon as they came back in.

Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ club is charged with hate crimes in federal court

The district attorney called those statements self-serving and characterized the assertion as ringing hollow. A police detective also testified that online gaming friends said Aldrich expressed hatred for the police, LBGTQ people and minorities, and used racist and homophobic slurs. One said that Aldrich sent an online message with a photo of a rifle trained on a gay pride parade.

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