Officials with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office tell KPRC 2 Investigates Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains incompetent to stand trial.
The judge presiding over the case will sign an order keeping Pagourtzis hospitalized for another period of up to 12 months.
“The treating physicians at the North Texas State Hospital have reported that Santa Fe High School shooting defendant Dimitrios Pagourtzis has not yet been restored to competency to stand trial. They have requested that he be recommitted to their facility for up to 12 months so that they can continue their efforts to restore him to competency. This is extremely disappointing news, especially as we near the five-year anniversary of these tragic murders.
Pagourtzis was first ruled incompetent in 2019, 18 months after he was charged with murdering eight students, two educators and wounding several others, including a Santa Fe ISD police officer, during his rampage at Santa Fe High school. Since that time, doctors at North Texas State Hospital have been unable to restore Pagourtzis’ competency. This is the fifth time the court has extended Pagourtzis commitment to a mental health hospital.
“We are not surprised, but nevertheless, disappointed that our client remains incompetent to stand trial. It is difficult to see a path forward when the prospects for his restoration steadily diminish the longer he remains incompetent. Our prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy and we continue to hope for an eventual resolution to this matter,” wrote Nick Poehl, Pagourtzis’ defense attorney.
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