OC Mass Shooting Suspect Aminadab Gonzalez Found Too Incapacitated To Assist in His Defense
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) - An Orange County Superior Court judge Friday ruled the suspect accused in a mass shooting in Orange is too incapacitated to take part in his criminal proceedings, so the case is now on hold indefinitely.
Lawyers met to discuss the mental capacity of Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez.
Investigators say Gonzalez shot and killed four people, including a nine-year-old boy, at a real estate office on March 31.
Gonzalez was shot in the head by police and had to have part of his brain removed.
Earlier this year, lawyers said that Gonzalez may not understand the nature of the proceedings against him.
Gonzalez will be placed in a medical care facility to see if his caretakers can restore his health enough for him to assist in his own legal defense.
The charges against Gonzalez include four counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and one count of attempted murder.
Gonzalez also faces a special-circumstance allegation of multiple murders and sentence enhancements alleging the personal discharge of a firearm causing death, premeditation, personal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury, personal use of a firearm and personal discharge of a firearm.
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