<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>
<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. The club is described online as an “adult-oriented gay and lesbian nightclub hosting theme nights such as karaoke, drag shows &amp; DJs.”</p>
<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>
<p>The suspect also claims that he is &#8220;non-binary&#8221; and he uses &#8220;they/they&#8221; pronouns, according to court documents.</p>
<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 has a history of meth addiction. The suspect&#8217;s mother was previously <a href="https://heavy.com/news/laura-voepel-anderson-aldrich-mother-mom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of arson.</p>
<p>The suspect&#8217;s generated backlash online over remarks that he made in relation to learning that his son attacked a gay bar.</p>
<p>“And then I go on to find out it’s a gay bar,&#8221; the father said. &#8220;I said, ‘God, is he gay?’ I got scared, ‘S***, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, ‘Phew …’”</p>
<p>In a different interview, the father reacted to learning that his son was &#8220;non-binary.&#8221;</p>
<p>“What does that mean? I got to know because I was horrified he was gay,&#8221; the father said. &#8220;I was like, ‘Oh my God. He’s at a gay bar. He’s gay.’ I’m not homophobic or anything — but to find something out like that – I just didn’t know.”</p>
<p>The father later admitted that he had &#8220;failed&#8221; his son.</p>
<p>In 2021, the suspect was booked into the El Paso County Jail on &#8220;2 counts of Felony Menacing, and 3 counts of First-Degree Kidnapping,&#8221; the El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a statement.</p>
<p>The charges stemmed from an alleged bomb threat that the suspect made after his mother said that he was &#8220;threatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons and ammunition,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said.</p>
<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>
<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>
<p><em>Brandon Drey contributed to this report.</em></p>

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