The Club Q attack suspect appeared in court today, facing 305 charges that include first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes.
and he exhibited odd, even threatening behavior. you ll hear shortly from a woman who survived the shooting and the chilling moments she lived through. all of this comes as a suspect in another mass shooting appeared in court for the first time today via video accused of shooting and killing five people and wounding 19 more at an lgbtq club in colorado. anderson aldrich, did you watch the video concerning your constitutional rights in this case? yes. do you have any questions about those rights? [ no response ] no. the 22-year-old suspect was released from the hospital, booked into the el paso county jail. you can see here in the booking photo, those facial bruises. the suspect was tackled, kicked in the head, beaten with a handgun by heroic patrons that
mass shooting we re bringing you this week. the suspect in the colorado springs lgbtq nightclub shooting is being held without bail. they re working through what charges are applicable here. anderson lee aldrich made his first court appearance on wednesday. cnn s rosa flores brings us inside that courtroom. reporter: the suspect, 22-year-old anderson lee aldrich appearing in court via video for the first time since the shooting. do you have any questions about those rights? no. reporter: seated, visibly bruised and battered and leaning to one side. we would ask that the court allow the defense to have a copy of the arrest warrant unsealed. reporter: aldrich was released from the hospital and booked into the el paso county jail. that booking photo clearly showing the bruising of the suspect s face and head after being tackled, kicked in the head and beaten with the suspect s own handgun by army veteran richard fierro and other
Two weeks before his 16th birthday, the man accused of murdering five people in a Colorado Springs nightclub changed his name. On May 2, 2016, according to Texas court records,
shot of the suspect. the suspect 22-year-old arounder s aronderson lee aldridge appr income court. do you have questions about the rights? no. seated visibly battered and bruised and leaning to one side. we ask the court allow the defense to have a copy of the arrest warrant unsealed. reporter: he was released from the hospital and booked into the el paso county jail after being subdued by by standers that repeatedly beat the suspect to stop the carnage at club q. the district attorney prosecuting the case speaking after the hearing. there was nothing communicated to me he would be physically incompetent to be here today. reporter: aldridge s defense team declined to comment. court documents filed late tuesday by the defense state aldridge identifies as non-buy n nonbinary and goes by they,