Tag: evaluation

U-Haul Driver Must Undergo Mental Evaluation in NYC Attack

NEW YORK—The driver of a U-Haul truck that barreled through a New York City neighborhood, killing a food delivery worker and injuring eight other people, will have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation while in custody, a judge ordered Wednesday. Weng Sor, who was charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with Monday’s deadly rampage,…


Shinzo Abe’s Suspected Assassin to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation: Media

TOKYO—The suspected assassin of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will undergo psychiatric evaluation until later this year, Japanese media reported on Saturday. Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 41-year-old, has been identified by police as the suspect who approached Abe at a campaign speech on a street corner on July 8 and opened fire with a…


Sanity Evaluation Ordered for College Shooting Suspect

HARRISONBURG, Va.—A Virginia judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for the man charged in the fatal shooting of two campus officers. The judge granted a request for an evaluation of Alexander Campbell’s sanity at the time of the Feb. 1 shootings at Bridgewater College, news outlets reported. Attorney Gene Hart told the court he…