Shooter Who Killed 5 at Colorado Club Set to Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes

Published on June 18, 2024

DENVER—Anderson Lee Aldrich, who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBT nightclub in Colorado Springs, is prepared to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges as well as gun charges Tuesday following new evidence of anti-gay slurs and weapons purchases before the mass shooting. Mr. Aldrich, now 24, is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last year. Mr. Aldrich also pleaded no contest to hate crimes in that case. Federal prosecutors have focused on proving that the attack at Club Q was premeditated and fueled by bias. The sentencing agreement between the prosecution and defense would allow Mr. Aldrich to avoid the death penalty in exchange for pleading guilty to 50 hate crimes as well as gun charges, and instead get multiple life sentences in addition to a 190-year sentence. U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney, the first openly gay federal judge in Colorado, will decide whether to accept it....

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