(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, Nov. 14, a hearing was held for Robert Dear, the suspect in the Planned Parenthood shooting that occurred on Nov. 27, 2015. Dear has been awaiting trial since 2016 after being found incompetent to stand trial and having been committed to hospitalization until he is determined to understand the charges against him or assist in his defense. >>Hearing for Robert Dear pushed back to November On Thursday, a new hearing was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8:30 a.m. for another status hearing.