Watch: Suspect accused of killing five people in the Club Q mass shooting appears in court

A gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and opened fire, shooting 22 people and leaving at least five dead. The shooter has been identified by police as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who was arrested shortly after they arrived.

Though a motive has not been officially declared by authorities, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers told NBC's TODAY that, "it has all the trappings of a hate crime." The attack coincided with "Trans Day of Remembrance", an annual day for remembering liv

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5 comments

  1. Glad the hate crime is included. Although the idea of a hate crime is silly, Would be ridiculous to conclude that someone who is a member of a group cannot commit a hate crime against that group/

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