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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:02 PM May 2023

After Club Q shooting, New York woman accused of threats to Colorado LGBTQ businesses

A New York woman has been indicted for making threats against Denver-area LGBTQ businesses in the days after five people were killed at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year.

Sharon Robinson, who appeared in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday, is accused of calling at least four businesses on Dec. 8 and making threats including, “You’re gonna be shot up like Club Q,” and, “I’m going to go over there and shoot you all,” according to her May 17 indictment.

Robinson, 40, who prosecutors say lives in Brooklyn, is accused of making anti-gay slurs during the calls and the grand jury found that she targeted the businesses because of their actual and perceived sexual orientation, the indictment said. That finding could lead to a longer sentence if Robinson is convicted, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado said in a press release Wednesday announcing Robinson’s indictment and arrest.

The federal public defender who represented Robinson during her court appearance in New York, Amanda David, declined to comment on the allegations.


https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/club-q-shooting-new-york-woman-accused-threats-colorado-lgbtq-business-rcna86317
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