In this image taken from El Paso County District Court video, Anderson Lee Aldrich, center, sits during a court appearance in Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, Dec.
6, 2022. (El Paso County District Court via AP) The man who murdered five people in a Colorado Springs gay bar last November was sentenced today to life in prison after pleading guilty to the attack, according to numerous news reports, including this BBC News report.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, — who has since claimed to be non-binary, according to his lawyers — killed Daniel Aston, 28; Derrick Rump, 38; Kelly Loving, 40; Ashley Paugh, 34, and Raymond Vance, 22, that night.
At least 17 others were injured in the incident. As part of today’s plea deal, Aldrich was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and 46 consecutive 48-year sentences for attempted murder.