Texas man ruled incompetent to stand trial in deputy's deathBy Steve Almasy and Faith Karimi, CNN
A Texas man who had been charged in connection with the shooting death of a deputy is not competent to stand trial, a judge in Harris County ruled Tuesday.
Shannon J. Miles, 30, faced one count of capital murder of a police officer or fire fighter for the killing of Deputy Darren H. Goforth.
Goforth died August 28 when a gunman came up behind him at a gas station and shot him in the back.
When he fell, the shooter stood over him and fired more shots, authorities said. Goforth, a 10-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was shot 15 times, authorities said.
Goforth was in his Harris County Sheriff's Office uniform at the time of the shooting, which officials described as an "execution-style" attack.
Defense medical experts and a Harris County doctor made recommendations to Harris County Judge Susan Brown that Miles was not competent at this time.
He will go to a state mental hospital for at least 120 days.
Harris County prosecutor Marcy McCorvey said Tuesday's ruling doesn't rule out a trial in the future.
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