The tech center cam. This is passed handed out to bellevue. You see these cars off to the left side of the highway. We have a truck along there. Just the right two lanes are getting by. Hes accused of eating marijuana infused candy and killing his wife. And today we could learn if richard kirk is mentally fit to stand trial. We are live covering that case. Reporter after more of a year in delays in his Mental Health evaluation the report is finally ready. A judge will review and he will decide today if richard kirk is fitted stand trial. Last September Kirk changed his plea to guilty by reason of insanity and a judge will review that report and decide whether to set the case for for treatment. The defense suggests that when kirk killed his wife in may 2014 he was so impaired by the marijuana infused candy that he may not have intended to kill his wife. Before her death kristin kirk told dispatchers that her husband was acting more drunk crawling to a bedroom window and cutting his legs
Okay. Nonlifethreatening injuries. But the suspects are still out there. They didnt get away with the truck they were trying to steal. You can see this neighborhood is very dark. Investigators are still trying to gather evidence. We are going to continue to try to get more information, especially when the sun comes up to get a better idea of what went niwn here overnight. Happened around 12 30. Scary for this neighbor who was trying to make sure his neighbors truck didnt get stolen. Back to you. In denver one person was rollover crash at 39th and fox. Happened around 2 00 this morning. Police havent said what led up to the crash or if they believe alcohol or maybe speed were more breaking news, violence at an apartment complex in littleton. Police say a person was stabbed there early this morning. This happened on bellevue avenue. The suspect is still on the run. At this time we do not have a description of that person and we dont know the condition of the victim, but we are working ri
20114. She said her husband was behaving oddly after he was eating a marijuana infused product. He shot her while police were on the way. He had to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Here is more. Jamie. Reporter there were two options richard kirk was either going back to the Mental Health institute or he stand trial. That is what the judge decided today. He will stand trial. Now, even though the judge decided that here today, he will stand trial, last year kirk pled guilty by reason of insanity. That still stands but the evaluation indicates he was competent to stand trial. Officials with the d. A. s office said even though he was either way. He has been in custody since the murder of his wife. His defense said he was so impaired by the candy, he may not have intended to kill her, but he had the wherewithal to remember the code to the lock gun safe and pressed the weapon to his wifes head. He is facing a firstdegree murder charge and the trial is slated for march 6th and two weeks set
Pot edibles has found he can stand trial. Richard joins us live with the latest developments. Richard kirk pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the shooting death of his wife, chris. Court documents show he was allegedly hallucinating after eating marijuana laced candy. It showed weeks before the shooting, he changed his payroll deposit from a joint account to a personal account. There were to stand trial. The Court Received a report from the Colorado Mental Health institute in pueblo. Its not publicly available but we can assume hes competent because the court set a trial date of march 6th. Now, i spoke briefly with his slain wifes mother after todays hearing. We miss our daughter every day. The children miss their mother this over. She and a few others are in, to get this going. Were told the trial will last about two weeks. A special jury panel has been . Alled. This is a high profiled case. Reporting live in downtown denver, denver 7. Also breaking right now, two american si
Protesters gathered for a second night in el cajon, california. After a Police Officer in the san diego suburb shot and killed an African American man. This crowd marched. And shouted no justice, no peace. Police say 38 year old Alfred Olango was not holding a gun at the time of the encounter. He had a four inch long electronic smoking device. The police chief says olango pulled it out of his pocket and held it in a shooting stance from the mans sister. She said her brother was behaving erratically and was not acting himself. One of the officers tried to shock him with a stun gun. The other shot and killed him. In the past two weeks three separate Police Shootings have sparked protests, violence and a lot of tension between Community Members and police. Today denver leaders plant to meet and discuss what we could do better. 9news reporter vida urbonas is live in denver this morning ahead of the justice forum. Vida the us Deputy Attorney general plans to be there. Will be in denver toda