May 20, 2000 - Anderson Lee Aldrich
The attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs lasted only minutes before patrons subdued the gunman, but it left five dead and dozens injured in one of the deadliest anti-LGBTQ violent incidents in recent American history. The shooting drew national attention both for its targeting of a community space and for the legal proceedings that followed, including questions around the perpetrator's prior criminal record and how firearms were obtained. The case became a reference point in ongoing debates about hate crime legislation, gun access, and the safety of LGBTQ gathering spaces.
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On November 19–20, 2022, an anti-LGBTQ–motivated mass shooting occurred at Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Five people were killed, and 25 others were injured, 19 of them by gunfire. The shooter, 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, was also injured while being restrained, and was taken to a local hospital. Aldrich was then charged and remanded in custody. On June 26, 2023, Aldrich pleaded guilty to the shooting and state level charges and was officially sentenced to a total of five consecutive life terms plus an additional consecutive 2,211 years, all without the possibility of parole. On January 16, 2024, Aldrich was additionally charged with 50 federal hate crimes in connection with the shooting. On June 18, 2024, Aldrich pleaded guilty to the federal charges and was sentenced to 55 concurrent life sentences without parole, plus a consecutive 190 years.
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