Colorado Springs shooting suspect Anderson Aldrich is nonbinary: lawyers

Anderson Lee Aldrich, the suspect in the deadly Colorado LGBTQ nightclub massacre, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, their lawyers said in new court filings Tuesday.

Public defenders Joseph Archambault and Michael Bowman filed several motions on Tuesday night that included a footnote about their client’s identity.

“Anderson Aldrich is nonbinary,” the footnote states, the Denver Post reported. “They use they/them pronouns, and for the purposes of all formal filings, will be addressed as Mx. Aldrich.”

The footnote was added along with standard motions that deal with issues like unsealing documents and evidence gathering.

Aldrich, who arrived at the El Paso County jail on Tuesday after being discharged from a hospital, is scheduled for an advisement hearing at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the El Paso County courthouse. Booking records list him as male.

Accused Colorado mass shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich identifies as nonbinary, his lawyers said in new court filings.

Advisements are held to notify defendants of possible charges and sometimes to address bond requests.

The defendant will appear virtually from the jail, a state court rep told the Colorado Sun.

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