Overview
- The Federal Bureau of Prisons says Dear, 67, died Nov. 22 at the U.S. medical prison in Springfield, Missouri, and a spokesperson said the cause was natural.
- A federal judge found in September that involuntary medication begun in April did not restore Dear to competency, and civil-commitment proceedings had been underway.
- Dear faced a 68-count federal indictment — including 65 FACE Act counts and three firearm counts resulting in death — along with 179 state charges; the Justice Department had previously declined to seek the death penalty.
- Authorities say the 2015 Colorado Springs attack killed Ke’Arre Stewart, Jennifer Markovsky and police officer Garrett Swasey and wounded nine others during a five-hour standoff.
- Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael J. Allen said the victims and community were denied the full measure of justice because the case never reached trial.