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

Department of Justice officials hailed the federal sentence of Anderson Lee Aldrich, who identifies as ‘nonbinary.’

Anderson Lee Aldrich (L) appears in court in Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 26, 2023. Colorado Judicial Branch via AP

A U.S. district judge has 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 June 18, Mr. Aldrich pleaded guilty to dozens of felony crimes as well as felony hate crime charges, according to court reporters.