Man Charged in 2015 Colorado Abortion Clinic Shooting Dies in Custody
Defendant Robert Dear faced 179 state and federal charges related to the Planned Parenthood shooting but was found incompetent to stand trial multiple times.
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting suspect Robert Dear, right, appears via video during his first court appearance, where he was told he faces first degree murder charges in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP, Pool
A man charged in the deadly Colorado Planned Parenthood center shooting in 2015 has died in federal detention, officials reported Tuesday.
Robert Dear, 67, died Saturday in a Springfield, Missouri, federal medical facility, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed in its database.
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