‘Monster’ Who Slaughtered 5 in LGBTQ Club Now Facing Federal Hate Crime Charges
The mass murderer who slaughtered five people with an AR-15 type assault rifle and left dozens injured inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club just days before Thanksgiving in 2022 will now face federal hate crime charges.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, who says they are nonbinary, was 22 at the time they opened fire inside Club Q. In June of 2023 they pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 counts of attempted murder.
They were sentenced to five consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, an additional 2208 years in prison, and another four years for state bias-motivated charges, CNN reported.
The judge at the time noted it was the second-longest sentence handed down in Colorado. Aldrich, now 23, “appeared in federal court to face federal hate crimes Tuesday,” The Associated Press reports.
