TOP NEWS Seattle gunman suffers severe mental illness, his lawyer says

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The man accused of killing one person and wounding two others in a shooting spree at a small Christian college in Seattle suffers from "significant and longstanding mental health issues" that were a factor in the tragedy, his lawyer said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters after a brief court hearing in which a judge ordered the suspect, Aaron Ybarra, 26, held without bail on suspicion of first-degree murder and assault, defense attorney Ramona Brandes also said her client had been involuntarily committed in the past due to mental illness.

(Reporting by Bill Rigby; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)


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