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Kalamazoo shooting suspect Jason Dalton bound over to trial on all charges

Dalton faces 6 open murder charges

By Dave Bartkowiak Jr. - Digital Managing Editor

Posted: 3:30 PM, May 20, 2016
Updated: 4:40 PM, May 20, 2016

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The man accused of shooting eight people, killing six of them, back in February while working as an Uber driver in the Kalamazoo area has been bound over to stand trial on all charges.

Jason Dalton was found competent to stand trial last month on six counts of open murder, two counts of assault with intent to murder and eight felony weapons charges. After witness and survivor testimony on Friday, during which Dalton had to be removed from the courtroom after an outburst, a judge decided there is probable cause to send Dalton to trial on those charges...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...son-dalton-bound-over-to-trial-on-all-charges

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...5/20/uber-driver-jason-dalton-court/84644828/
 
Spellbound said:
video, Dalton outburst leaves witness in stand on tears. Outburst starts at about 24 minutes into video....I feel so badly for this witness and the trauma she has to go through by testifying must be terrible for her.

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_o...ng-and-causes-witness-to-break-down-in-tears/
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My heart aches for her. It must be terrifying. And they should have removed him after the first outburst, which they let go on way too long. And the defense attorney appears to me to be smirking during the first outburst.
 
Insanity defense arranged for Kalamazoo shootings suspect Jason Dalton

Dalton bound over to trial on 6 open murder charges

By Dave Bartkowiak Jr. - Digital Managing Editor

Posted: 4:01 PM, June 06, 2016
Updated: 4:32 PM, June 06, 2016

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The man accused of shooting eight people and killing six of them while picking up Uber fares earlier this year in the Kalamazoo area will try to use insanity as a defense in his upcoming trial.

Last month, Jason Dalton was bound over to stand trial on charges including six counts of open murder, two counts of assault with intent to murder and eight felony weapons charges.

"The defense has indicated their intention to file a notice of intent to use insanity as a defense," said Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting during a news conference Monday afternoon...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...-for-kalamazoo-shootings-suspect-jason-dalton

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...oo-killings-dalton-insanity-defense/85515500/
 
Family: Kalamazoo shooting victim ‘back to square one’

The Detroit News 11:57 p.m. EDT June 13, 2016

Abigail Kopf, the teen who survived a mass shooting in Kalamazoo this year, is fighting an infection that complicates her recovery, her family says.

The girl left physical therapy in April, some two months after the Feb. 20 shooting that left six people dead. Tiana Carruthers is the second survivor of the shooting.

Abbie, 14, was struck in the head; doctors inserted a plate in her skull to help her heal. But last week, her family announced on a Facebook page dedicated to her rehabilitation that one of the incisions became infected, requiring surgery.

“The infection is bad enough that the plate will be removed,” a post read Monday. “She will be without a plate 6-12 weeks before it is replaced again.

“We are back to square one.” ...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...zoo-shooting-victim-back-square-one/85855006/
 
How sad for Abbie. Such a sweet trouper. I sure hope she can get over this infection and back on track, and keep that sweet personality. Prayers and hopes coming for her and her family.
 
Hearing postponed for Kalamazoo mass shooting suspect
Posted 3:53 PM, February 9, 2017, by FOX 17 News

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A hearing in the Kalamazoo mass shooting case that was scheduled for Friday has been delayed.

A new date for the evidentiary hearing in the case of Jason Dalton has not yet been set, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said in a release.

Dalton is accused of killing six people and injuring two others during a shooting rampage while driving for Uber. His attorney filed intentions to present a defense of insanity. . .

The Friday hearing was to determine if Dalton’s statements could be admitted into the trial.
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Abbie Kopf recovering after second skull replacement surgery
Posted 5:24 PM, February 11, 2017, by Adam Duke

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kalamazoo shooting rampage survivor Abigail Kopf is recovering after undergoing a skull replacement surgery Friday.

The Facebook page dedicated to posting about her recovery says the surgery went very well, however, left her with a massive headache throughout the night.

(. . .)
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Prayers for dear Abbie. :candle:


Abbie Kopf's Recovery FaceBook Page
 
A year later, Kalamazoo shooting survivors struggling

Francis X. Donnelly , The Detroit News Published 11:10 p.m. ET Feb. 19, 2017 | Updated 26 minutes ago

Kalamazoo — A year after Abbie Kopf was shot in the head, the blast continues to reverberate through her life.

Earlier this month, the 15-year-old underwent yet another operation, this time to reinsert a plastic plate in her head. Last month, her blood pressure fell dangerously low and she had difficulty speaking and remembering things, her parents said on Facebook.

As Monday marks the first anniversary of a shooting spree that killed six people and injured two, the other survivor is faring better...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/02/19/kalamazoo-shooting/98144250/
 
Candlelight vigil to remember Kalamazoo shooting victims

Posted: 8:40 AM, February 20, 2017

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A candlelight vigil will be held for the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage in southwestern Michigan that killed six people and wounded two others.

Details about a permanent memorial to honor the victims and survivors will be released after Monday's vigil at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...vigil-to-remember-kalamazoo-shooting-victims_
 
Uber shooting survivor ready to attend high school

Associated Press Published 7:02 p.m. ET April 28, 2017 | Updated 12 hours ago

Kalamazoo — The youngest survivor of an Uber driver’s alleged shooting rampage in Kalamazoo last year will start high school with her classmates this fall.

Abigail Kopf, 15, underwent testing Thursday so educators at Harper Creek Community Schools could figure out where the teen stands academically, WOOD-TV reported.

“I can’t guarantee that she’s going to be doing ninth-grade work. But we’re not going to set her back,” said Vickie Kopf, Abigail’s mother. “She doesn’t deserve that, especially with what happened to her.” ...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/04/28/kopf-high-school/101048952/
 
Kalamazoo shooting survivor Abbie Kopf returns to school

By Ken Haddad
Posted: 12:52 PM, September 05, 2017
Updated: 12:52 PM, September 05, 2017

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Abbie Kopf, a teenager who survived a shooting rampage last year in Kalamazoo, has returned to school after a long road to recovery.*

Kopf, now 15-years-old, will attend Harper Creek High School as a part-time student to start, but hopes to return to a five-day schedule soon...

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/kalamazoo-shooting-survivor-abbie-kopf-returns-to-school
 
JerseyGirl said:
Prosecutor “ready to go” to bring murder case to trial

“We’re ready to go, as soon as we hear from the Michigan Supreme Court, we’ll be in front of Judge Lipsey asking him to schedule a trial date as soon as possible.”

http://fox17online.com/2018/02/20/k...or-ready-to-go-to-bring-murder-case-to-trial/
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Thanks for the update.

Wish legal proceedings would be faster. When I looked at page 1 i thought this happened today and saw it was 2/21/2016 instead of 2/21/2018. LOL

2 years seems an awful long time to just now be getting to trial. I guess murder trials are more complex than other types of trials.
 
Prospective jurors reported to court Thursday. Trial testimony was scheduled to start Monday, but assistant prosecutor Scott Brower says it could slip to Tuesday.

The process so far has been closed to reporters.

Jury selection picks back up in trial
 
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