Anderson Aldrich, the shooter who killed five people and injured 22 others in the Nov. 19, 2022, attack on Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q, has been moved to an out-of-state prison “due to safety concerns” surrounding their cases.
Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, pleaded guilty in June to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 counts of attempted first-degree murder, and a judge sentenced them to five life sentences plus another 2,208 years in prison — 48 years for each of the 46 attempted murder charges.
Alondra Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Corrections, said in an email Aldrich was moved to the Wyoming State Penitentiary because of their “high-profile cases.”
Gonzalez did not specify when the department moved Aldrich.
Daniel Davis Aston, 28;Â Kelly Loving, 40;Â Ashley Paugh, 35;Â Derrick Rump, 38;Â Raymond Green Vance, 22, were killed by Aldrich during the attack on the nightclub.
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 2:52 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, to correct inconsistent spellings of Aldrich’s last name.
