Trial in Capital Gazette mass shooting pushed back to November
A county judge has set a November trial date for the man charged with killing five members of the Capital Gazette staff last year, one of two decisions Thursday morning that gave his attorneys more time to consider an insanity defense.
Circuit Court Judge Michael Wachs scheduled the trial to begin Nov. 4. It is expected to continue through Nov. 15. It is the second time the trial date has been moved.
His ruling followed Circuit Court Judge Laura Ripken’s decision to give defense attorneys until April 29 to consider a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.
Police say a gunman killed Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Rebecca Smith, Wendi Winters and John McNamara. Six other staff members in the newsroom June 28 survived the attack.
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