El Paso County Court/Handout... Read moreJune 26 (Reuters) - A 23-year-old pleaded guilty on Monday to murder and other crimes in a 2022 shooting that killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs.
Anderson Lee Aldrich faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after reaching an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to five first-degree murder counts and 46 attempted murder counts.
On Nov. 19, 2022, Aldrich, wearing body armor, opened fire at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub.
The deal with prosecutors called for Aldrich to be sentenced on Monday immediately following the guilty plea.
Those killed in the shooting were identified as Aston, 28; Kelly Loving, 40; Derrick Rump, 38; Ashley Paugh, 34; and Raymond Green Vance, 22.
Persons:
Anderson Lee Aldrich, Read, Aldrich, Jeff Aston, Daniel Aston, Kelly Loving, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, Raymond Green Vance, Aldrich's, Joseph Ax, Rami Ayyub, Rich McKay, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Paso County Court, Q, U.S, Aston, El, El Paso County Sheriff’s, Thomson
Locations:
Colorado Springs , Colorado, Paso County, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Orlando , Florida, El Paso County