United States: the perpetrator of a murder in an LGBT+ club accused of homophobic crime
Armed with a handgun and an assault rifle, Anderson Lee Aldrich opened fire on November 19, 2022 at the “Q Club” in Colorado Springs, killing five and wounding 18, just after a drag queen show.The perpetrator of a murder in an LGBT+ nightclub in the western United States has been… Anderson Lee Aldrich, the perpetrator of a murder at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022, has been charged with a homophobic crime by federal prosecutors. He is already serving a life sentence for the murders and was sentenced to life in prison in June for murder and attempted murder. However, a new investigation alleges that he committed the attack based on the real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity of his targets. The shooter, who has always denied being motivated by hate, had previously run a website with a neo-Nazi video and no trace of his non-binary identity before the massacre. The case has raised concerns among the American LGBT+ community, six years after the worst murder in its history.
Published : 4 months ago by Christopher in World General
Armed with a handgun and an assault rifle, Anderson Lee Aldrich opened fire on November 19, 2022 at the “Q Club” in Colorado Springs, killing five and wounding 18, just after a drag queen show.
The perpetrator of a murder in an LGBT+ nightclub in the western United States has been charged with a homophobic crime, federal prosecutors announced this Tuesday, more than a year after the events and when he is already serving a life sentence for these murders.
Anderson Lee Aldrich was sentenced to life in prison in June by Colorado courts, but only for murder and attempted murder, not for the possible homophobic nature of his crime.
The shooter, who has identified as non-binary since the beginning of this case, has until now always denied being motivated by hate.
But a new investigation led by the FBI “also alleges that Anderson Lee Aldrich committed this attack because of the real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity” of his targets, according to a news release from the federal prosecutor’s office.
According to local media, the agreement to plead guilty would contain a clause that would allow the murderer to avoid the death penalty.
During the trial in Colorado, the prosecution noted in particular that Aldrich ran a website on which a neo-Nazi video had been posted and that there was no trace of an expression of his non-binary identity before the massacre.
The bloodbath had revived the fears of the American LGBT+ community, six years after the worst murder in its history: on June 12, 2016, an American of Afghan origin killed 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Topics: Crime, Social Issues, LGBTQ, Murder