The fact that the death penalty could be attached to a possible federal case was a motivator for the shooter’s plea in the state’s case, the prosecution said Monday. Prosecutors could not seek the death penalty because in 2020, Colorado abolished the death penalty – becoming the 22nd state to do so.ĭuring Monday’s news conference, officials confirmed a federal investigation has been opened into the attack and remains ongoing. “That is the longest sentence ever achieved in the Fourth Judicial District and the second, to my knowledge, longest sentence ever achieved in the state of Colorado, second only to the sentence achieved in the Aurora theater shooting case,” Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen said in a news conference after the sentencing. Aldrich also received a four-year sentence for bias-motivated charges, which are akin to hate-crime charges in other states. Judge Michael McHenry also sentenced Aldrich to an additional 2,208 years in prison for the attempted murder charges.
A non-profit worker with a 'huge heart.' These are the victims of the Colorado club shooting
