“In several motions filed by suspected Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich’s defense team Tuesday, they declare that Aldrich is “non-binary” and will be referred to as “they/them.”

“Aldrich is accused of entering the LGBTQ nightclub and killing five people and injuring countless others.

“”The one former federal prosecutor that I spoke with, he thought that they might have been introducing that statement as a way to sort of scare the feds away,” Colorado defense attorney Shawn Conti said.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has given no indication that they are intent on pursuing federal charges in this case. However, they are “reviewing all the facts and viewing all the information that we have,” according to U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan.”

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