Robert Dear charged with first-degree murder in Planned Parenthood shooting

Planned Parenthood shooting suspect Robert Dear made his first court appearance Monday — (Image credit: Court screenshot via KRDO/Twitter)

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting a police officer and two others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday. Other charges could follow for Dear, who is being held without bond and appeared in the court via video feed.

Formal charges against Dear are set to be filed Dec. 9.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.