Suspected shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich was charged on 305 counts after allegedly killing five people at a LGBTQ+ bar, Club Q, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, CNN reports. Among the charges are first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, and bias-motivated crimes. Aldrich appeared in court on Tuesday, where Colorado’s Fourth Judicial District …
Read More »Robb Elementary Students, Staff, Parents File $27 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Against Uvalde Police
After the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Ulvade, Texas left 19 children and two adults dead in May, the surviving parents, students, and staff members have filed a $27 billion class action lawsuit against the city, school district, and numerous law enforcement agencies, even going so far as …
Read More »Walmart Shooter Had 'Personal Vendetta' Against Employees, New $50 Million Lawsuit Claims
A survivor of the mass shooting at the Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the retail company over the shooter’s continued employment at the store, despite numerous complaints about his “bizarre and threatening behavior.” The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, was filed by Donya Prioleau, …
Read More »Buffalo Shooter Pleads Guilty to State Charges in Racist Attack
Payton Gendron, the now-19-year-old gunman who has been accused of killing 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo in May has pleaded guilty to all 25 state charges against him in an Erie Country court on Monday, Nov. 28, The New York Times reports. Gendron was indicted by a …
Read More »Trump's Ex-Lawyer Says Colorado Victims Reaping Consequences of 'Eternal Damnation'
On Saturday night, a gunman opened fire inside theLGBTQ nightclub Club Q. The shooter was disarmed and taken down by heroic patrons, including an army veteran who went into “combat mode” and helped saved “dozens and dozens of lives.” Tragically, the attack killed at least five people and injured 25 …
Read More »Six People Dead After Mass Shooting at Virginia Walmart
Seven people, including the shooter, are dead after a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, Tuesday night, Nov. 22, The Associated Press reports. The city of Chesapeake confirmed that the shooter is dead, citing police, in a Twitter post: “Chesapeake Police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities …
Read More »Army Veteran Went into 'Combat Mode' to Disarm Gunman at Colorado LGBTQ Club
Richard M. Fierro was with his wife, daughter and friends when a gunman opened fire at Club Q nightclub on Saturday, reports The New York Times. Fierro’s training as an Army officer from four combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan kicked in and he charged towards the shooter. “I don’t …
Read More »The Colorado Springs Shooting Happened in a 'Second Amendment Sanctuary'
The suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs had had a previous violent incident, leaving one state politician to question whether the state’s “red flag” laws had been properly implemented. Colorado law allows courts to, in some circumstances, seize weapons from an individual if the …
Read More »Colorado Springs Mayor Says LGBTQ Nightclub Shooting Has 'All the Trappings of a Hate Crime'
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers revealed Monday that the city’s district attorney will file motions later today to allow for local law enforcement to reveal greater details about the criminal history of 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, who opened fire on Saturday night at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q. The attack, …
Read More »Nightclub Shooting Victims Mourned: 'In the Gay Community, You Create Your Families'
LGBTQ+ community members in Colorado Springs often sought refuge in the comfort of their local LGBTQ+ nightclub, Club Q. It was a place where they could perform and share space in a pure embrace of their freedom with boundless confidence. When the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, allegedly …
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