Insanity Defense Planned In Fatal Shootings
Defense Attorneys Say Stitts Was Insane During Shooting Spree
Posted: 02/24/2012
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Defense attorneys plan on arguing that a man was insane when he went on what Kokomo police said was a random shooting spree during which he killed two people and wounded two others.Turama Stitts, 36, of Kokomo, remains in the Howard County Jail on two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in shootings that killed David Gibson, 64, and Argena Williams, 48.The Kokomo Tribune reported that Stitts' attorneys filed the insanity defense notice with a Howard County court this week, along with a request for a psychiatric examination.Police said 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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