Federal Judge Hands Down 55 Concurrent Life Sentences to Colorado Mass Shooter

Published on June 19, 2024

A U.S. district judge on Tuesday handed down 55 concurrent life sentences for a Colorado mass shooter who killed five people at a nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022. Along with the five deaths, 19 people were injured in the shooting, carried out by Anderson Lee Aldrich at an LGBT venue called the Club Q, prosecutors had said. On Tuesday, Mr. Aldrich pleaded guilty to dozens of felony crimes as well as felony hate crime charges, according to court reporters. Mr. Aldrich’s guilty plea was entered under a deal with prosecutors that allowed him to avoid being sentenced to death.  U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney sentenced him to 55 concurrent life sentences plus 190 years....

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