Club Q gunman sentenced to life in prison

The attacker, who killed five at an LGBT club, agreed to a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

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Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes and was sentenced to 55 life sentences. He also pleaded guilty to 74 hate-crimes and firearms violations and was sentenced to another 190 years.

The 24-year-old entered the plea on Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.

Aldrich, 24, had already pleaded guilty to state charges and is currently serving five life sentences related to the Club Q shooting.

US District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney sentenced Aldrich as families of the victims and survivors of the mass shooting watched.

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