Leslie Bowman said in an interview that the frightening 2021 incident took place at her home, where she had been renting a spare room to Mr. Aldrich?s mother, Laura Voepel. Ms. Bowman said she was away from the house during the 2021 incident.
?His mom had called me and said, ?Don?t come home right now, there are some people looking for Andy,?? Ms. Bowman recalled, using Mr. Aldrich?s nickname.
Two days after the incident, Ms. Bowman arranged to have Ms. Voepel move out of her home. ?Once she was gone, I changed the code on the door, and I never saw or heard from her again,? Ms. Bowman said.
But about a month ago, she said, the police visited Ms. Bowman and said they were looking for Ms. Voepel to check on her welfare, though Ms. Bowman did not know why.
Ms. Bowman said she believed that Mr. Aldrich had been living nearby in a house with his grandparents while Ms. Voepel was renting the room. He would sometimes visit his mother and watch movies with her.
Ms. Bowman also remembered that Mr. Aldrich appeared to have an ?aggressive side,? and recalled one instance in which his mother had a complaint about a repair issue in the bathroom. Mr. Aldrich slammed a door in Ms. Bowman?s face in anger over the incident, she said.
On Sunday, after the shooting, Ms. Bowman was left wondering why Mr. Aldrich may have been at large and able to get hold of a rifle, if he had been accused of the bomb threat.
?Why is he not in jail, after that happening?? Ms. Bowman asked. ?After that initial day, police never reached out to me for additional information. I?m a Second Amendment supporter, don?t get me wrong. But for him to be out there, and have access to weapons after that incident, I don?t understand it.?