305 counts have been filed against a suspect in a fatal gay club shooting in Colorado.  Tuesday saw the official filing of charges against the man accused of killing five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last month before patrons intervened to stop the attack.

The allegations against the 22-year-old defendant, Anderson Lee Aldrich, were read during a hearing in El Paso District Court. Since the shooting spree on November 19 at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Aldrich has been detained without bail. 22 additional persons were hurt, including 22 by gunshots, in addition to the five fatalities.

According to police and witnesses, Aldrich attacked the club while wearing body armor, armed with a revolver and rifle, and started shooting randomly. Richard Fierro, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James held the man down until the police came.

Investigators claim that just before midnight on November 19, Aldrich entered Club Q, a haven for the LGBTQ community in the largely conservative city of Colorado Springs and started shooting during a drag queen’s birthday celebration. After customers battered Aldrich into submission and wrestled the suspect to the ground, the killing allegedly came to an end.

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Aldrich had been detained on suspicion of committing a hate crime, but prosecutors had previously stated that they were unsure if those charges would stand because they needed to determine whether there was enough evidence to prove the act was motivated by bigotry.

While pointing out that murder convictions would likely result in life in prison, district attorney Michael Allen also stressed the need of sending a message to the community that murders motivated by prejudice will not be condoned.

Kelly Loving, 40; Daniel Aston, 28;   Raymond Green Vance; 22Derrick Rump, 38; and Ashley Paugh, 23 were among those killed. Aldrich might receive a mandatory life sentence without the chance of parole if found guilty of first-degree murder.  He won’t be subject to the death sentence if his case is resolved at the state level because Colorado’s capital penalty statutes are no longer in effect.  If prosecutors choose to charge him with offenses under the US penal code, he might still receive the death penalty in federal court.

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