The man accused of shooting and killing a man outside the El Paso County courthouse was found incompetent to proceed by a judge on Monday.

Shaquille Brown, 29, was arrested outside the courthouse, where he allegedly shot and killed 28-year-old William Winters on Nov. 16.

In an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette, Brown was identified by building video surveillance and by eyewitnesses as the shooter. Brown told police that he shot and killed Winters. He told investigators he had felt threatened by Winters since earlier in 2023 when Winters allegedly assaulted Brown at a bar in downtown Colorado Springs, causing injuries that he said required surgery.

Following his arrest, Brown’s attorney, Michael Stuzynski, requested for a competency evaluation to be conducted on his client.

The results of Brown’s first competency evaluation were returned to the court in March. At the hearing, Judge Jill Brady informed the attorneys that a forensic phycologist at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) found Brown incompetent to proceed. Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty stated at the hearing that she would be “contesting the findings” from CMHIP, and requesting a second evaluation to be conducted on Brown.

Stuzynski objected to a second competency evaluation, stating that his client would be unable to begin getting restoration services until the court makes a clear determination on Brown’s competency, which would be delayed by a second evaluation.

On Monday afternoon Judge Brady informed the attorneys that Brown’s second evaluation — conducted by an independent expert hired by the prosecution — also found him incompetent to proceed.

Due to the findings from the two experts Brown will now be sent to CMHIP to receive mental health restoration services. His case will not resume progress until Brown is declared competent by a member of the state hospital. Brady stated that the second evaluation claimed Brown had a “high” chance of being restored to competency.

A review date was set for July 15 to discuss the process of Brown’s restoration treatment. The attorneys in the case, however, will return to court April 29 to discuss Brown’s bond.

At Monday’s hearing prosecutor Sharon Flaherty requested to set for a bond hearing to argue for an increase in Brown’s bond. Brown is currently being held in the El Paso County jail on a $1 million bond.