Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooter Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Gun Offenses

Anderson Lee Aldrich, the shooter who killed five people at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub, has been charged with federal hate crimes and multiple firearm violations. Aldrich, who is nonbinary, pleaded not guilty to the federal charges after previously pleading guilty in state court. The attack, which occurred in November 2022, shattered the sense of safety at Club Q, a refuge for the city's LGBTQ community. The federal charges come after an FBI investigation and follow Aldrich's guilty plea in state court.