The alleged Planned Parenthood shooter never stood trial, yet never had his case dismissed.

Robert Dear, who faced more than two hundred state and federal charges related to the 2015 shooting in Colorado Springs that killed three and wounded several others, was found incompetent to stand trial as recently as September of this year.

Every time his competency was brought into question, he was evaluated and found that he was not fit and would not be fit to face his charges for the foreseeable future.

Dear 67, died Saturday at a facility in Missouri with those charges still pending. His story amplifies challenges in Colorado society regarding mental health, crime and incarceration.

El Paso County Court

“It is truly tragic that this story has no happy ending for anyone,” said David Lane,

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