Prosecutors can still pursue hate crime charges against the person accused of killing five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub despite the suspect identifying as nonbinary, legal experts said.
in connection with the Saturday night shooting at Club Q, considered a hub of the LGBT community in Colorado Springs.
“I think that if you can show that the shooting is bias-motivated, then the hate crime would apply and it wouldn’t matter what his particular situation is,” added Mitch Morrissey, who previously served as Denver’s district attorney. Judy Shepard, who founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation after her son was killed in a homophobic attack, said there was pressure on prosecutors. She, like others, said the initial facts of the case suggest it was motivated by hate, but she noted authorities haven’t released evidence confirming that indication.
“I’m looking at evidence, evidence of what occurred here,” he said. “That’s what we look at when we make filing decisions.”
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