ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia is set to decide whether a man who shot a police officer should be released from a mental hospital.
The Washington Post reports that the hearing for Kashif Bashir is scheduled for Thursday before Alexandria Circuit Court Judge James C. Clark.
Bashir nearly killed an Alexandria police officer in 2013 and was later found not guilty by reason of insanity.
During previous hearings, mental hospital officials recommended Bashir stay in the facility. The former officer said he's worried that Bashir could be let out this time.
Peter Laboy said he heard from prosecutors that experts at the hospital think Bashir is ready to go to a halfway house.
The possibility has shaken Laboy. He is worried Bashir could come after him or his family.
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Information from: The Washington Post
