• The 22-year-old suspect accused of killing five and wounding dozens of others after opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month was formally charged on Tuesday with 305 counts, including charges of assault, hate crimes, and murder.
• According to The Daily Mail, authorities charged the suspect with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, and bias-motivated crimes causing bodily injury.
• If convicted of first-degree murder, authorities said the alleged shooter faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.

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