The man accused of killing a gas station clerk and his girlfriend and her unborn child is not competent to stand trial a judge ruled Monday.
Torrey Moore is charged with three counts of murder. Detectives found the body of his 26-year-old girlfriend – who was eight months pregnant – decomposing while searching Moore's apartment after he allegedly shot the clerk, police said.
Police say Moore had a dispute with the clerk, Ayalew Wondimu, and shot him several times.
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Police say hours after that homicide when a SWAT team went to Moore’s apartment, they found the pregnant woman, identified as Denise Middleton, dead on the floor. They estimate she’d been dead for at least a month.
Police said Moore told detectives his girlfriend died after they got in a fight. He continued to live in the apartment with her decomposing body.
Middleton’s family describe her as a loving person with an infectious laugh - a walking book of positive affirmations.
They said she had a flair for fashion and was excited to become a mom.
Their statement to News4 reads in part: "We are heartbroken that this was her story and reality. We wish our efforts would have brought her back home to us... We will make sure justice is served for her and baby Ezekiel."
The judge on Monday scheduled the next competency hearing for June 13.
