Jared Laughner found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial

Jared Laughner, who brutally murdered eight people in the January shooting that almost killed Gabrielle Giffords, has now been found mentally unfit to stand trial.

If he is declared incompetent he will be sent to a federal facility for a maximum of four months to see if he can be restored to competency.

If found incompetent, Loughner will likely be sent back to the same place where he was previously evaluated, the Bureau of Prisons' Medical Center for federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. He spent five weeks there in March and April undergoing two intense mental examinations, DOJ sources told CBS News' Brown.

Federal mental health experts will not be gauging whether Loughner is sane, or what his mental state was at the time of the shooting; but as to whether he understands the charges against him and if he can help his attorney's in his defense.

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