club q shooting
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Colorado Springs breweries join forces for day-long Club Q fundraiser
Visit your favorite area craft brewery on Saturday, and odds are a portion of your tab will help support survivors and victims of the Nov. 19 mass shooting at Club Q. More than 20 local breweries have signed on to participate in the “Brews for Q” fundraiser, agreeing to pass on part of the day’s…
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‘I thought he was dead’: Father of accused Club Q shooter speaks out
SAN DIEGO – Until six months ago, Aaron Brink thought his son died by suicide. Brink said his ex-wife called him from Colorado in 2016 to tell him their son, Nicholas Brink, had changed his name to Anderson Aldrich, and had killed himself. “I thought he was dead. I mourned his loss. I had gone…
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Club Q shooting suspect makes first court appearance; wanted to be ‘next mass shooter,’ 2021 arrest papers show
The person accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding 18 others at Club Q in Colorado Springs over the weekend, wanted to be “the next mass shooter,” according to arrest documents from last year acquired by Gazette news partner KKTV. The 2021 arrest affidavit alleges that Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, made a bomb threat…
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Club Q victim Daniel Aston: Drag king, bartender was ‘the best version of heaven’
Daniel Aston was vibrant, energetic, caring, open and kind – the “best version of heaven,” friends recalled this week. “He was sweet, loving and caring. He had an open heart and he just loved everybody,” Aston’s friend and Club Q regular Alex Gallagher said Tuesday afternoon. Club Q shooting survivor smiles through tragedy: ‘I’m happy to…
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Club Q shooting puts spotlight on preferred pronouns
When Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez publicly announced the names of the five deceased victims of a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, he included the individuals’ pronouns, as submitted by their families. The action didn’t go unnoticed by national media, and was noted as something that may not have been done in the…
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The Gazette’s conversation with 2021 bomb threat suspect believed to be behind Club Q shooting
Three months before Saturday’s Club Q shooting that left five dead and 18 injured, a Gazette reporter spoke to Anderson Lee Aldrich in a phone call that sparked the beginning of an investigation into the alleged gunman’s past. These are the recounted details of that call and earlier investigation. LISTEN: Anderson Lee Aldrich left voicemail…
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‘We will be strong again’: Club Q shooting survivor’s message to LGBTQ+ community
Anthony heard the shots first, and then he hid. “I was up by the front of the building, so I pretty much heard it first, along with everyone else that was up by the door. And after that, I don’t know what happened, because I just hid,” he told a room full of reporters at…
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Public defender records identify Club Q shooting suspect as nonbinary; virtual court appearance set for Wednesday
The suspect in Saturday night’s Club Q shooting has been booked into the El Paso County jail, according to jail records and a tweet from Colorado Springs police on Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was turned over to sheriff’s officers at the jail by Colorado Springs police. Aldrich had been detained at the hospital, according to…
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Pride flag to unfurl Wednesday to honor Club Q victims in Colorado Springs
A well-traveled Pride flag will be unfurled at 10 a.m. Wednesday at City Hall to honor the victims of the Club Q shooting. “The world is watching. The world is in support,” Councilwoman Nancy Henjum said during a meeting Tuesday. Fundraising response for Club Q victims, families described as ‘generous’ She said she wanted to…
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Brother and sister recovering from Club Q attack
As he lay bleeding from a gunshot wound in a state of fear and confusion at a Colorado Springs nightclub, James Slaugh treasures the moment a gray-haired stranger with glasses told him he was going to live and kissed him on the forehead. “To me, that made all of the difference. That was when I…