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Jeannine Bell, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago

Suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges – what exactly are they?

Club Q co-owners Nic Grzecka, left, and Matthew Haynes listen during a police news conference on Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder and hate crimes charges.

Hate crimes are known as “bias-motivated” crimes in Colorado. The charges against the shooter are still preliminary, although Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said the attack “has all the trappings of a hate crime.”

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