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Suspect in 16th Street mall stabbings is ruled mentally incompetent, stalling criminal case

Elijah Caudill's arrest in the 16th Street mall stabbings came after years of homelessness, illegal drug use, escalating violence, jail, prison and severe mental illness, a Denver Post investigation found.

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