Doctors to evaluate Hawaii man accused of 3 killings
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife and two children on the Big Island of Hawaii is asking for a panel of doctors to evaluate his mental fitness.
John Ali Hoffman was in court Monday where defense attorney Brian De Lima says he requested the evaluation. A June hearing is scheduled.
Hawaii News Now reports court documents say Hoffman called police saying intruders shot his wife.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say that when officers arrived, they found Hoffman driving away from the house. Police say a woman's body was in the car's trunk, and the bodies of a boy and girl were inside the Puna house.
Police identified the woman as Aracely Hoffman. Police say they were married in 2008. The children's names haven't yet been released.