This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Judges, law enforcement and mental health professionals are re-assessing veterans court after a veteran involved in the six-month-old program shot and killed his fiancee and two-year-old before turning the gun on himself.

On Thursday at 12:15 p.m., assistant Utah State Courts administrator Richard Schwermer and the VA's PTSD expert Steve Allen join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss how veterans courts work and what can be learned from the case of Johnathon Reeves.

Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to the hashtag #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.

Twitter: @jnpearce Reassessing role and function of Utah veterans courts

12:15 p.m. • Judges, law enforcement and mental health professionals are reassessing veterans court after a veteran involved in the 6-month-old program shot and killed his fiancée and 2-year-old son before turning the gun on himself. Richard Schwermer, assistant administrator of Utah State Courts, and Steve Allen, a Veterans Administration expert on post-traumatic stress disorder, join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss how veterans courts work and what can be learned from the case of Johnathon Reeves. Watch the video chat at sltrib.com. Join the discussion by sending questions and comments to #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or by texting 801-609-8059. › sltrib.com