Phoenix (Arizona, US), May 26: U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns has declared Tuscon shooting rampage accused Jared Lee Loughner mentally unfit to stand trial.
It maybe recalled that Loughner seriously wounded Democrat Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others on January 8, 2011.
Judge Burns declared an agitated Loughner a schizophrenic and remanded him to a federal facility in Springfield, Mo., where he will receive treatment aimed at restoring his competency, The Washington Post reports.
The judge ordered that Loughner be treated for up to four months, and if he is then deemed to be competent, the case against him could resume. If not, he could remain in treatment.
