The Latest Breaking News from Club Q

Judge ends Club Q shooting contempt case against sheriff over media leaks

DENVER — An El Paso County judge on Wednesday opted not to go forward with a contempt of court citation against Sheriff Bill Elder over leaks to the media in the wake of the Club Q mass shooting.

The Denver Post · Jan 11, 2023

After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they're upping security measures

Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ community and its allies. That's made it a target of the right wing.

WEKU · Dec 27, 2022

Family called FBI and 911 about Club Q shooting suspect’s threats night before 2021 standoff, records show

DENVER — The day before the Club Q shooting suspect’s alleged 2021 bomb threat and police standoff, family members called the FBI and El Paso County law enforcement to report the suspect was threatening violence against relatives, Christians and the government, records show.

The Denver Post · Dec 20, 2022

'Loving each other through a terrorist attack': Colorado LGBTQ groups manage security concerns while grieving

DENVER — Colorado LGBTQ organizations still working through grief over last month’s mass shooting at Club Q are taking into account new security concerns raised by a recent federal terrorism bulletin as they look ahead to events such as next summer’s Denver Pride celebrations.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022

Hafta letters: Nuclear energy, Gujarat election, Club Q shooting

Thank you for the episode on COP, I enjoyed it very much. However, I was looking forward to hearing more about India's specific strategy and what it means for us as citizens. I read some pieces on the internet, but there were so many ifs and buts with each commitment…

Newslaundry · Dec 10, 2022

Club Q mass shooting suspect’s 2021 ‘bomb threat’ dismissed by judge after family refused to cooperate, DA says

El Paso County prosecutors were unable to subpoena witnesses after Anderson Lee Aldrich was accused of threatening mass violence. The case was ultimately dismissed and records sealed

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Chilling image shows Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect firing ‘indiscriminately’ into LGBT+ Club Q

Anderson Lee Aldrich apologised to hospital staff and claimed to be awake for four days before massacre inside Colorado Springs nightclub, according to recently unsealed affidavit

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

EXPLAINER: Pronouns, nonbinary people and the Club Q attack

The Colorado Springs gay bar shooting suspect’s assertion of being nonbinary has put gender identity, pronouns and some sensitive questions around them back into the spotlight

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Club Q shooting suspect claimed to have been awake for days before attack, newly unsealed court records say

DENVER — A police report about the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs that was unsealed Wednesday reveals the attack was captured on the club’s surveillance video and says the suspect apologized afterward.

The Denver Post · Dec 8, 2022

Hearing scheduled for Thursday to review 2021 sealed case of alleged Club Q shooter

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Attorneys on Thursday will gather in court to discuss several motions to unseal a 2021 case for Anderson Aldrich, the person prosecutors say was responsible for the shooting at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs last month.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022