“I nuzzled up with my friend’s body, soaking my clothes in his blood, terrified that this person might come back,” said Gamblin, who was shot nine times.

That night, when Ashtin Gamblin stared into Aldrich’s face, shots were already going off.

That amounts to the second longest sentence in state history behind only the one given the person who killed 12 people at a movie theater in a Denver suburb in 2012, Allen said. He emphasized that Aldrich didn’t get any concessions in the plea agreement – sentenced to the maximum of five consecutive life sentences plus 2,208 additional years for the 46 counts of attempted murder. When asked whether the attack was motivated by hate, Aldrich said that was “completely off base.”ĭistrict Attorney Allen said Aldrich knew exactly what they were doing during the attack and had drawn diagrams in advance indicating the best way to carry it out. But they did not answer directly regarding the hate crimes charges. But there was nothing to stop Aldrich from legally purchasing more firearms.Īldrich told AP in one of the interviews from jail they were on a “very large plethora of drugs” and abusing steroids at the time of the attack. Aldrich was released and authorities kept two guns. The charges in that case were eventually dismissed after Aldrich’s mother and grandparents refused to cooperate with prosecutors, evading efforts to serve them with subpoenas to testify. Judge Michael McHenry also issued a stern rebuke of Aldrich’s actions, connecting it to societal woes. People in the courtroom wiped away tears as the judge explained the charges and read out the names of the victims. Justice Department’s civil rights division on a separate investigation into the attack. More charges could be coming: The FBI confirmed Monday it was working with the U.S. The guilty plea comes just seven months after the shooting and spares victim’s families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial. “This thing sitting in this court room is not a human, it is a monster,” said Jessica Fierro, whose daughter’s boyfriend was killed that night. Aldrich also pleaded no contest to two hate crimes, one a felony and the other a misdemeanor. (AP) - The person who killed five people at a Colorado Springs nightclub in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, after victims called the shooter a “monster” and “coward” who hunted down revelers in a calculated attack on a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community.ĭuring an emotional courtroom hearing packed with victims and family members, Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder – one for each person at Club Q on the night of the shooting.

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