{"id":1750789,"date":"2022-11-24T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T02:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1750789"},"modified":"2022-11-24T21:17:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T02:17:56","slug":"father-of-they-them-gunman-in-colorado-springs-generates-backlash-over-comments-about-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-they-them-gunman-in-colorado-springs-generates-backlash-over-comments-about-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Of \u2018They\/Them\u2019 Gunman In Colorado Springs Generates Backlash Over Comments About Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffather-of-they-them-gunman-in-colorado-springs-generates-backlash-over-comments-about-tragedy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1750789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The father of the 22-year-old man accused of killing five and wounding 17 others at a gay night club in Colorado has generated backlash over remarks that he made about the shooting in interviews with the media.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged gunman, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colorado-shooter-identifies-as-non-binary-uses-they-them-pronouns-court-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened fire<\/a> inside Club Q in Colorado Springs, which describes itself online as an \u201cadult-oriented gay and lesbian nightclub hosting theme nights such as karaoke, drag shows &#038; DJs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local media reports that authorities said the shooter faces five counts of first-degree murder after deliberation and five counts of a bias-motivated crime that caused bodily injury. Prosecutors suggest the shooting is considered a hate crime based on the bias-motivated crime charge.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect also claims that he is \u201cnon-binary\u201d and he uses \u201cthey\/they\u201d pronouns, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect changed his name after turning 16 years old to distance himself from his <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/aaron-brink-anderson-lee-aldrich-father-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal father<\/a>, who is also a porn star and a meth addict. The suspect\u2019s mother was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/laura-voepel-anderson-aldrich-mother-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of arson.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect\u2019s generated backlash online over remarks that he made in relation to learning that his son attacked a gay bar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I go on to find out it\u2019s a gay bar,\u201d the father said. \u201cI said, \u2018God, is he gay?\u2019 I got scared, \u2018S***, is he gay?\u2019 And he\u2019s not gay, so I said, \u2018Phew \u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a different interview, the father reacted to learning that his son was \u201cnon-binary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does that mean? I got to know because I was horrified he was gay,\u201d the father said. \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my God. He\u2019s at a gay bar. He\u2019s gay.\u2019 I\u2019m not homophobic or anything \u2014 but to find something out like that \u2013 I just didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father later admitted that he had \u201cfailed\u201d his son.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the suspect was booked into the El Paso County Jail on \u201c2 counts of Felony Menacing, and 3 counts of First-Degree Kidnapping,\u201d the El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stemmed from an alleged bomb threat that the suspect made after his mother said that he was \u201cthreatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons and ammunition,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>However, no formal charges were ever filed and the case was later sealed, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/news\/anderson-lee-aldrich-colorado-springs-mass-shooting-suspect-may-have-had-earlier-run-ins-with\/article_5b7f1478-68f5-11ed-ac02-d730cef006ab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has a red flag law that leftists claim will stop mass shootings, yet it failed to prevent the this shooting from happening.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brandon Drey contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The father of the 22-year-old man accused of killing five and wounding 17 others at a gay night club in Colorado has generated backlash over remarks that he made about the shooting in interviews with the media. 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