Anderson Lee Aldrich, the mass shooter who in 2022 killed five people at an LGBTQ club in Colorado, has pleaded guilty to hate crimes, receiving an additional 55 life sentences on top of his existing five life terms.

Club Q shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich gets 55 additional life sentences for 2022 LGBTQ massacre

The shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub that killed five people and injured 25 others "had all the appearances of being a hate crime," said Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers on Monday.

Colorado LGBTQ club shooter faces potential hate crime charges

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Colorado police disclosed the identity of the gunman who opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub, killing five and wounding 18 people.

Police identify 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich as suspect in Colorado LGBTQ club shooting