FOOTAGE has emerged showing the chilling moment the alleged Colorado shooter warned ...today I die... and threatened to blow his mom's house to ...holy hell.... A year before Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, allegedly walked into a Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub and opened fire, killing five and injuring at least 19, he was arrested for a bomb threat, police said.
El Paso County Sheriff's OfficePolice say they did not find weapons in 2021 '/ '
FacebookAldrich is currently hospitalized '/ ' Video obtained by CNN and AP shows a terrifying stand off between Aldrich and the cops prior to his arrest in June 2021. The footage shows the 22-year-old arriving at his mom's front door with a big black bag, telling her the police were nearby and adding: ...This is where I stand. Today I die.... Two squad cars and what appears to be a bomb squad vehicle later pull up to the house, and a barefooted Aldrich emerges with his hands up. "I've got the f***ing sh**heads outside, look at that, they've got a bead on me," Aldrich said. Read More On This Case
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DISTURBING HISTORY Dark past of Colorado 'shooter' Anderson Lee Aldrich revealed ...You see that right there? F***ing sh**heads got their f***ing rifles out.... "If they breach, I'mma f***ing blow it to holy hell,... Aldrich threatened, as he walked in and out of a bedroom. ...So, uh, go ahead and come on in, boys! Let's f***ing see it!... Police said they received a call from a mom, who said her son was ...threatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons, and ammunition.... Most read in The US Sun UNSOUND Wheel of Fortune fans spot glaring error in 'incorrect' puzzle SEEKING RELEASE Delphi 'killer's' lawyers ask for bail just hours before court hearing CLOTHING CONVOS I got sent home for my 'inappropriate' outfit, I tested out a theory why FINAL MOVEMENTS Tragic last moments of Idaho students revealed after eerie 'link' emerges AWKWARD! Today's Hoda Kotb stuns Jenna Bush Hager on live TV with embarrassing photo BODY POSITIVE I'm a chubby girl - I go from a 5 to a 10 when I take my sweater off The mom was not home at the time \- and police had to evacuate ten homes in the area. Aldrich ultimately surrendered to cops and was charged with two counts of felony menacing, and three counts of first-degree kidnapping, police said. The county sheriff's office at the time said no explosives were found in the house \- but didn't mention whether any weapons were recovered. It's not clear why police or relatives didn't try to trigger Colorado's "red flag" law that would have allowed the authorities to seize any weapons. No formal charges were pursued against Aldrich, Colorado Springs Gazette reports. Aldrich's arrest in connection to the bomb threat wouldn't have shown up in background checks, according to law enforcement sources, as the charges were dropped. Leslie Bowman, who owns the house where the mother lived, said: ...If the justice system had followed through with something, anything... he wouldn't likely have had access to be able to get a weapon and five people wouldn't have died.... Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, whose son was killed in the Aurora theater shooting and sponsored the state's red flag law, said: ...We need heroes beforehand \- parents, co-workers, friends who are seeing someone go down this path. ...This should have alerted them, put him on their radar.... Political connection The suspect is reportedly related to Republican California state assembly member Randy Voepel. Social media posts under Aldrich's mother's name Laura Voepel viewed by The Sun appear to confirm the connection. ...Keep up the work Dad~~ You work hard to improve our lives and a lot of us take notice,... Laura wrote in an April 2020 post. ...For my off-road friends! My Dad is all for recreation vehicles. Go Randy,... a 2017 post read. The Republican is a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump and vocally supported the January 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington D.C. last year. At the time, the state assembly member told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the insurrection was similar to the American Revolutionary War. "This is Lexington and Concord. First shots fired against tyranny," Voepel said days after the riot. Horror shooting details emerge As The U.S. Sun reported, two clubgoers who bravely fought and disarmed the shooting suspect in the horrific rampage in Colorado Springs have been identified. Army veteran Richard M. Fierro, who was one of two people who helped take down the suspect, recounted: "I have to kill this guy before he kills us." Fierro was at Club Q in Colorado Springs with his wife, daughter, and a few friends watching a drag show when gunfire erupted in the nightclub. As a 15-year veteran who served four tours as an Army officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, he says his instincts kicked in, telling him to fight back. "I don't know exactly what I did, I just went into combat mode," he told the New York Times. "I just know I have to kill this guy before he kills us." Fierro said that he hit the floor when the shooting started, pulling a friend down with him as he saw the gunman move across the room, heading toward a patio where many of the bar patrons had ran. With the help of another man, Thomas James, Fierro was able to subdue the alleged shooter. The veteran said he ran across the room and grabbed the shooter by the handle on the back of his body armor, pulling him to the floor and jumped on top of him. "Was he shooting at the time? Was he about to shoot? I don't know," Fierro said. Aldrich was hospitalized following the shooting. Victims revealed He now faces five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury in connection to the shooting, according to the El Paso County Courts. The victims identified in the tragedy are Ashley Laugh, 35, a mother who helped foster children find homes; Daniel Aston, 28, a bartender and entertainer that worked at the club; Kelly Loving, 40, who was described by her sister as "caring and sweet"; and Derrick Rump, 38, who also worked as a bartender, known for his quick wit. In a statement, Vance's family said that he was adored by his family and the 22-year-old had recently gotten a job at FedEx. Read More on The US Sun
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