The Latest Breaking News from Colorado Springs

Club Q shooter pleads guilty, receives 5 life sentences plus 2,208 years in prison

COLORADO SPRINGS — The attacker who killed five people in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last year was sentenced to five consecutive lifetimes in prison Monday.

The Denver Post · Jun 26, 2023

‘A monster, a killer, a murderer, a failure’: Survivors of Club Q massacre confront gunman as he’s sentenced to life in prison

Survivors and family members called Aldrich a terrorist, an animal, a loser, a monster – even ‘it’ in an attempt to dehumanise the shooter who took five lives, Sheila Flynn reports from Colorado Springs

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Suspect in LGBTQ nightclub shooting sentenced to life in prison

Anderson Lee Aldrich has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 attack that killed five people in Colorado.

Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2023

Suspect set to plead guilty in attack that killed 5 at Colorado Springs sanctuary for LGBTQ+

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to plead guilty in an attack that killed five people and wounded 17 last year at the longtime sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community in the mostly conservative city

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Hopes for 'big year' of building new trail up Pikes Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The effort to build a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak is entering a fifth summer — what figures to be "a big year," according to the project leader.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023

Takeaways from AP report of expected plea deal in Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 17

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Colorado gay nightclub shooter expected to strike plea deal: ‘I have to take responsibility’

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is expected to strike a plea deal to state murder and hate charges that would ensure at least a life sentence for the attack that killed five people and wounded 17

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

‘We’re here to love each other in the face of hatred:’ Colorado Springs celebrates first Pride since Club Q massacre

Five people died in November when a 22-year-old opened fire at a Colorado Springs LGBT+ club. Less than seven months later, the city turned out in full force to celebrate Pride as the hero who helped take down the shooter served as grand marshal of the festival parade, writes Sheila…

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

He fought off the gunman in the Club Q shooting. This is his message for Pride

Richard Fierro’s military instincts kicked in last November when a shooter opened fire at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club where he was socializing with family and friends. Now he’s serving as the grand marshal of the Pikes Peak Pride parade, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Veteran who subdued Club Q gunman to be honored at Pride parade

Richard Fierro was one of two patrons praised by authorities for disarming the suspect at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

Axios · Jun 8, 2023