The Brief
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Aaron Kelly, 43, is asking a judge to let him leave a psychiatric hospital without a staff escort.
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A court found Kelly not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2022 shooting death of Justin Krumbah inside a Richland Fred Meyer.
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Judge Jackie Stam is reviewing more documents and hopes to rule by the end of the week.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — A man who fatally shot a worker inside a Richland Fred Meyer could soon leave a psychiatric hospital without a staff escort. Benton County Superior Court Judge Jackie Stam will decide whether to grant that request.
Kelly shot and killed Justin Krumbah, who was working as an Instacart delivery driver at the store, on Feb. 7, 2022. Kelly also shot another store employee, Mark Hill, who survived. A court found Kelly not guilty by reason of insanity…