Survivors of a mass shooting in Colorado have lashed out at the suspect’s attempts to blame the carnage on drugs — amid reports that a plea deal in the case is expected this month.
On 19 November, 23-year-old Lee Aldrich stormed inside Club Q, a longtime sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in Colorado Springs, and fired an AR-15 rifle indiscriminately, according to authorities. Aldrich, who since their arrest has identified as non-binary and now uses they and them pronouns, allegedly killed five people and wounded 17 others before a Navy officer and an Army veteran who were at the club when the violence ensued subdued them.
