According to multiple reports, a 22-year-old man has been charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities say he killed five people and injured dozens more during a mass shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado.

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The equivalent of a hate crime in Colorado, Anderson Lee Aldrich is facing five counts of murder and five counts of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury.

Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said that Aldrich is in the hospital.

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According to authorities, Aldrich entered Club Q, a nightclub in Colorado Springs, late Saturday night and began firing shots with a long rifle before he was confronted by patrons. Police said five people were killed.

The suspect in the Colorado nightclub shooting is charged with hate crimes.

The suspect in the Colorado nightclub shooting used a long rifle before patrons stopped him.