Families Rip Into Club Q Shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich After Guilty Plea
âDISGRACEFUL DEADBEATâ
âThis man doesnât deserve to go on. What matters now is that he never sees the sunrise or a sunset,â said Adriana Vance, who lost her 22-year-old son.
Colorado Springs Police Department/Handout via Reuters
Survivors and victimsâ relatives lined up to berate Anderson Lee Aldrich as Aldrich pleaded guilty Monday to killing five people and attempting to kill another 46 at the Colorado Springs LGBT venue Club Q last November. Aldrich spoke sporadically to plead âguiltyâ to murder and attempted murder, and âno contestâ to bias-motivated crimes, meaning Aldrich accepted a conviction without admitting guilt. When asked by a judge to explain the guilty plea, Aldrich said, âI intentionally, and after deliberation, caused the death of each victim.â In relation to the bias crimes, Aldrich said, âBecause of the evidence presented, I believe that thereâs a high probability of being convicted at trial... so Iâm pleading no contest.â Victims addressed Aldrich before sentencing. Adriana Vance sobbed as she described her slain son, 22-year-old Raymond Green Vance, as a âkind, loving, gentle man.â Aldrich stared ahead as she said, âThis man doesnât deserve to go on. What matters now is that he never sees the sunrise or a sunset.â Kurt Paugh, whose wife Ashley was killed, described Aldrich as a âdisgraceful deadbeat.â Aldridge is set to receive life in prison without parole.
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