SYRACUSE, NY—A man accused of attempting to kill nearly a dozen police officers during a standoff last spring in Syracuse has been found competent to stand trial.

Rodney Vanderpool is now scheduled to go to trial on June 14. The trial could last as long as two weeks.

Vanderpool is accused of firing 67 shots during a six-hour standoff on May 9 at the Pioneer Homes apartment complex.

Two officers were hit, and a third was injured when a round ricocheted and hit his hand, officials said.

Vanderpool’s mental state is likely to be a key issue in the case.

County Court Judge Matthew Doran said in court Tuesday that Vanderpool was found competent to stand trial.

One of Vanderpool’s lawyers, Susan Carey, said he had been significantly medicated before the doctors completed the mental competency exam.

Vanderpool, 55, is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 22.

He has been indicted on a variety of charges, including 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

Those officers include 10 from the Syracuse Police Department and one from the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety.

The officers will testify that Vanderpool fired directly at them, prosecutors said.

More than 100 police officers from multiple departments responded to the standoff at the apartment complex off East Adams Street.

The incident began around 6 a.m. that day when officers responded to a report that a man was attacked with a machete and his two dogs were stabbed on Tyler Court.

Officers began investigating the incident and were drawn to an apartment at 120 Tyler Court, where Vanderpool lived.

A judge signed a search warrant, allowing the officers to enter the apartment.

When officers approached the apartment around 9:30 a.m., Vanderpool shot through the door, officials said.

The injured officers were taken to Upstate University Hospital. All were later released.

Vanderpool exchanged gunfire for hours with police, striking some vehicles in the apartment complex’s parking lot. He fired 67 rounds during the incident, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said.

Vanderpool was using a lawfully purchased Mossberg 500A 12-gauge shotgun, Fitzpatrick said.

Police evacuated residents from nearby apartments.

Officers attempted to contact Vanderpool throughout the standoff, officials said, but those efforts proved unsuccessful.

Vanderpool walked out of the apartment at about 3:15 p.m. with his hands up. He was arrested without incident.

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