Two years after the arrest of alleged killer Wesley Brownlee , it remains undetermined if he will be competent to stand trial, according to a court hearing held Monday morning inside a Stockton courtroom.
Brownlee, who was arrested Oct. 15, 2022 , has been accused of seven fatal shootings in Stockton and Alameda County, as well as the attempted fatal shooting of a woman.
A hearing Monday where a competency report was going to be provided had to be rescheduled for Dec. 2 because it had not yet been received.
Inside the courtroom, Brownlee’s supporters sat down, and listened to Judge Xapuri Villapudua and lawyers discuss further court dates alongside one alleged surviving victim and other victims’ family members.
Last month, the court had ordered for Brownlee to be examined for competency to stand trial by Dr. Silvia Torres, but the prosecution said Monday that a doctor still needed to meet with the defendant in order for the report to be completed.
Court documents showed that the competency report stemmed from Brownlee’s defense on Aug. 19 when they tendered a declaration of doubt as to their client’s competence.