The attack at Club Q has shaken the LGBTQ community in this mostly conservative city of about 480,000, located south of Denver
Hundreds of people, many holding candles and wiping away tears, gathered in a Colorado Springs park to honour those killed and wounded when a gunman opened fire on a nightlife venue that for decades was a sanctuary for the local LGBTQ community., remained hospitalized after Saturday night’s attack in which five people were killed and another 17 suffered gunshot wounds before patrons tackled and beat the suspect into submission.
Authorities have yet to reveal a motive for the attack, but the charges against Aldrich include hate crime charges, which would require proving that the gunman was motivated by bias, such as against the victims’ actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The charges against Aldrich are preliminary, and prosecutors have not filed formal charges in court yet.
“But it is important to let the community know that we do not tolerate bias motivated crimes in this community, that we support communities that have been maligned, harassed and intimidated and abused,” Allen said, adding that additional charges are possible.Authorities said the attack was halted by two club patrons including Richard Fierro, who told reporters that he took a handgun from Aldrich, hit him with it and pinned him down with help from another person.
“There are five people that I could not help. And one of which was family to me,” he said, as his brother put a consoling hand on his shoulder. Thomas James was identified by authorities as the other patron who intervened to stop the shooter. Fierro said a third person also helped – a performer at the club who Fierro said kicked the suspect in the head.
The assault quickly raisedquestions about why authorities did not seek to take Aldrich’s guns away from him in 2021, when he was arrested after his mother reported he threatened her with a homemade bomb and other weapons.
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