Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain
New details have emerged in the case against Anderson Aldrich, the suspect in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub, that have raised further questions about a potential motive in the attack that left five dead and 18 wounded in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The day before Aldrich was set to appear for the first time in court, the 22-year-old’s attorneys submitted a filing explaining that Aldrich identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
That information is among the few pieces gathered about Aldrich.
Scattered elements of the suspect’s biography — a name change, a 2021 arrest in which their mother accused them of threatening her with a homemade bomb, a family connection to a California lawmaker — have emerged. But much is still unknown.
Little about Aldrich has turned up online or on social media, and only the suspect’s estranged father has spoken publicly since the Colorado shooting.
Aldrich appeared via video Wednesday
