hate crime

The Laramie Police Department has posted a statement on the Colorado Springs shootings.

22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich is facing five murder charges and five charges of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury.

No damage or graffiti was found inside the church, and due to the content and location of the graffiti, police believe the crime was motivated by hate.

The bill would target crimes in which the victim was targeted because of actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, or physical, intellectual or developmental disability.