Justin Bourque is shown in an artist's sketch during his court appearance in Moncton on June 6, 2014.CAROL TAYLOR/The Canadian Press
A man charged with fatally shooting three RCMP officers and wounding two others in Moncton last month will return to court July 31 after undergoing a psychiatric assessment.
Justin Bourque is facing three first-degree murder charges and two counts of attempted murder.
He has not entered pleas on the charges.
Bourque did not speak during his brief appearance today in Moncton provincial court, but his lawyer, David Lutz, said he was making the request for a psychiatric assessment after speaking to his client's father. The Crown agreed to the defence request.
Constables Dave Ross, Fabrice Gévaudan and Douglas Larche were gunned down after responding to a report of a man with firearms in a residential neighbourhood on June 4.
Two other RCMP officers – constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen – were wounded and later released from hospital.
The shootings and ensuing manhunt brought the city to a standstill until an arrest was made about 30 hours later.