There is sufficient evidence to send to trial the suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting last year at a Colorado LGBTQ club, a judge rules.
The ruling that sends Anderson Lee Aldrich to trial on dozens of murder and hate crime charges came after ain which prosecutors presented evidence that they visited Club Q at least six previous times, drew a map showing the layout of the club, and appeared to be planning to livestream the attack using a mobile phone duct taped to a baseball hat found in their SUV.
District Attorney Michael Allen told the judge that the evidence showed that Aldrich had an “aversion to the LGBTQ community.” The prosecution argued that the attack last November was inspired by a “neo-Nazi white supremacist” shooting training video. “It does not excuse it but it is categorically different from people who target a group,” Archambault said.
Unlike other crimes, hate crime charges require prosecutors to present evidence of a motive — that Aldrich was driven by bias, either wholly or in part.
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