The defense team for Kalamazoo accused mass shooter Jason Dalton wants to keep some of Dalton’s statements to police out of trial. The Kalamazoo circuit court has set a hearing on that request for February 10.
Dalton is accused of killing six people and seriously wounding two others during a shooting spree last February.
Kalamazoo Assistant Prosecutor Jeffrey Williams says his office has a “very strong” case against Dalton.
“We certainly want to present all the evidence that we possibly have for the jury, so that’s why we’re going to argue to keep those statements in and we hope the judge will make a decision we agree with,” Williams says.
He adds that Dalton’s lawyer hasn’t told the court which of the defendant’s statements he wants to exclude.
“So that’s what he needs to do now, is actually lay out the specifics of that and the reasons for it,” he says.
After his arrest Dalton told police the ride-hailing app Uber had taken over his mind the on night of the shootings. The prosecutor’s office expects the court to set a trial date after making a decision on the motion to suppress.
