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Declination hearing pushed back for suspected Freeman High School suspect

Caleb Sharpe's declination hearing has been pushed back to August. At it, a judge will determine if he is tried as an adult or juvenile.

FREEMAN, Wash.-- Suspected Freeman High School shooter's declination hearing date has been pushed back from May 21 to sometime in August.

At the declination hearing, a judge will determine whether the suspected shooter will be tried as an adult.

Prosecutor Larry Haskell stated that the hearing was rescheduled because the evaluation report from defense experts was not done yet.

Caleb Sharpe, 16, faces multiple charges including first degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances, three charges of attempted first degree murder and 51 second degree assault charges.

Haskell confirms that Judge Michael Price will rule on whether Haskell can use statements Sharpe gave to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. Some of those statements include how Sharpe watched documentaries about the Columbine High School shootings and flipped a coin to decided whether or not to go through with the shooting.

An exact date for the hearing has not been set.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Sharpe's trial had been moved back instead of his declination hearing.

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