Club Q shooting suspect: ‘I have to take responsibility,’ AP reports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The suspect accused of killing five people during a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs is expected to take a plea, per the Associated Press.
The suspect allegedly said, "I have to take responsibility for what happened," while having jailhouse conversations with AP reporters.
The AP was allegedly told this also by several survivors.
KRDO reached out to both the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office and to Public Defenders representing the alleged shooter to independently confirm a plea deal is being offered.
The DA's office said they have "no comment" on the report, saying they want to "keep it in the courtroom."
KRDO has yet to hear back from the suspect's lawyers.
The AP said it also reached out for comment, but federal and state authorities and defense attorneys declined to comment on a possible deal.
According to court documents, the accused killer faces 305 charges. Those include Murder in the First-Degree, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and bias-motivated crime-causing bodily injury.
Tead the original article from The Associated Press here.
