The suspect in a mass shooting at LGBTQ bar Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that left five people dead has accepted a plea deal. Anderson Lee Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary, has pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree, 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree, and two bias-motivated crimes. PHOTO: Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, the suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub appears before a judge during his advisement hearing in a video link from jail in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 23, 2022, in a court artist sketch. MORE: LGBTQ community 'in deep mourning' after Colorado Springs shootingIn February, preliminary hearings were held on whether the case against Aldrich was strong enough to move forward. Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting suspect pleads guilty to 5 counts of murder originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 26, 2023 21:19 UTC