Insanity defense planned in fatal Kokomo shootings
KOKOMO, Ind. — Defense attorneys plan on arguing that a man was insane when he went on what Kokomo police say was a random shooting spree during which he killed two people and wounded two others.
Turama Stitts of Kokomo remains in the Howard County jail on two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
The Kokomo Tribune reports his attorneys filed the insanity defense notice with a Howard County court this week along with a request for a psychiatric examination.
Police say Stitts shot one person on Jan. 26 and the others Jan. 27. A friend told police that Stitts was off his medication for several days and was acting strangely before the shootings.
Prosecutors are seeking life in prison without the possibility of parole in the case.
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