Dimitrios Pagourtzis, accused of killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School in 2018, has repeatedly been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Here's what a judge is expected to ask for on Friday.
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the student accused of a 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, is still incompetent to stand trial, according to officials.While Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the student accused of killing 10 people in a shooting at Santa Fe High School in 2018, remains in a hospital, it's possible there may be new movement in his case after he's been repeatedly ruled incompetent to stand trial.
Pagourtzis is in custody at North Texas State Hospital and won't be present on Friday morning when a judge could appoint an independent expert to conduct a review of his competency to stand trial.The suspected killer was last deemed incompetent to stand trial in February of this year. "The treating physicians at the North Texas State Hospital have reported that Santa Fe High School shooting defendant Dimitrios Pagourtzis has not yet been restored to competency to stand trial," a statement from the Galveston County District Attorney's Office read on Feb. 1. "They have requested that he be recommitted to their facility for up to 12 months so that they can continue their efforts to restore him to competency.
The shooting happened on May 18, 2018, at 7:30 a.m. Ten people, eight students and two teachers, were killed, and 13 others were wounded when authorities say Pagourtzis opened fire.
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