Club Q victims seek to sue over sheriff's refusal to use red flag law

People comfort each other at the growing memorial outside Club Q in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, where hundreds of flowers, balloons, signs and remembrances have been left for the victims of the shooting at the club. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Shelly Bradbury | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 5, 2023 at 12:53 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 5, 2023 at 4:42 PM MDT

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The Club Q victims argue that the sheriff’s office could have stopped the suspected shooter, Anderson Aldrich, if authorities had sought an extreme risk protection order against Aldrich after a 2021 incident.

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