Anderson Lee Aldrich: What we know about Colorado Springs suspect who shot on eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Law enforcement officials said the suspect’s previous “interactions with law enforcement” are part of an investigation into the attack. The suspect was arrested by El Paso County sheriff’s deputies last year, after mother Laura Voepel told police that her child was “threatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons, and ammunition.” Yet the district attorney’s office told Colorado Springs newspaper The Gazette that no formal charges had been filed and that the case had been sealed. Howard Black, spokesman for the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, told The Denver Post that the incident “is all part of the investigation and will be released as appropriate.” On Monday, Aldrich was arrested on suspicion of five counts of first degree murder and five counts of hate crime causing injury, according to court records. Other Facebook posts by Ms Voepel describe her buying a military camouflage suit for her Aldrich’s 15th birthday; asking for recommendations for a boxing coach; seeking a trauma and PTSD therapist seemingly for her child; and, after the 2021 bomb threat incident, asking if anyone knew a “fantastic defence attorney” who could help the family.