Photos show Colorado Springs shooting suspect bruised and battered after arrest

The suspect accused of gunning down five people at a LGBTQ nightclub appeared to have suffered a host of face and head injuries before being jailed, booking photographs revealed Wednesday.

The Colorado Springs Police Department made the mug shots public Wednesday afternoon, a few hours after suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, made an initial court appearance following the Saturday shooting at Club Q.

Aldrich appeared to have cuts all over the face, a black, swollen left eye and a major bruise behind the left ear, police photos showed.

Aldrich made the virtual appearance from jail before 4th Judicial District Court Judge Charlotte Ankeny.

Aldrich wore a sleeveless protective jail smock during the court hearing, while appearing to be seated in a wheelchair.

The defendant, whom public defenders identified as a nonbinary person who uses they/them pronouns, appeared lethargic, with the head tilted to the right.

Aldrich was barely audible when asked by the judge to confirm identity.

The suspect was released from a hospital and transferred to jail Tuesday, officials said. The accused shooter had to be treated after being disarmed by clubgoers — though the extent of the injuries is not clear.