Kyron Rayshawn Templeton, 27, will stand trial in March 2019 for capital murder after he allegedly stabbed and injured several people at an ASC in 2013, the Longview News-Journal reports.
Here's what you should know:
1. Two people were fatally stabbed, and a nurse and two visitors were injured during an attack at then-Good Shepherd Medical Center's ASC in Longview, Texas, on Nov. 26, 2013. The attack occurred before 7 a.m. in the fourth-floor surgical center, leaving a nurse and a visitor dead.
2. Mr. Templeton was arraigned on murder and assault charges the next day. He has since been in jail with bond set at $2.5 million and could face the death penalty if convicted during his trial March 18, 2019.
3. Mr. Templeton was at the facility for his mother's surgery and allegedly told an arresting officer that "they" were trying to kill his mother. He was declared mentally fit for trial Nov. 9.
4. Longview-based Christus Good Shepherd Health System issued a statement saying, "After the incident, Christus Good Shepherd Health System began an extensive review of security practices for patients and staff, both internally and with the assistance of outside experts. Changes were made throughout the system to increase our security presence, implement facility modifications and control of access, all with the objective of providing the safest possible environment for our patients, visitors and staff."
Read the full statement published by Longview News-Journal.
5. A judge issued a gag order for the high-profile case, meaning those involved can't discuss details of the event.
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