The prosecution rested its case Tuesday in the trial of Bruce Foster III, the man charged with killing two people and injuring four others in a Feb. 4, 2025, mass shooting at the KDC/One warehouse on Smith's Mill Road in New Albany.

The state called three final witnesses on Aug. 25 in Licking County Common Pleas Court in Newark including Foster's Uber driver from the night of the shooting and a lead detective from the New Albany Police Department. The defense will call its first witness when court resumes at 1 p.m. Aug. 26.

Foster, 30, faces 19 charges including four counts of aggravated murder. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge David Branstool, who has presided over the Licking County bench since 2010, will decide the verdict without a jury.

Uber driver describes a man in a rush

The Uber driver who picked Foster up after the shooting testified Tuesday that Foster was in a rush and breathing heavily when he got in the car, NBC4 reported. The driver told the court he believed Foster had changed his clothes in the backseat during the ride.

Police have said Foster fled the KDC/One building after co-workers wrestled the gun from his hands during the attack. He was arrested the following morning at an apartment in Columbus's Weinland Park neighborhood.

Defense phase begins Wednesday

The defense phase, expected to begin Wednesday, will center on Foster's mental state at the time of the shooting. Defense attorneys Brandon Shroy and Jeffrey Stavroff plan to call psychologists Bob Stinson and John Tilley, who prepared written reports on Foster's mental condition during the offense, according to court records cited by NBC4.

Foster was initially ruled incompetent to stand trial after his May 2025 indictment and was ordered to receive treatment at Central Ohio Behavioral Healthcare. He was ruled competent in November 2025.

Licking County Prosecutor Jenny Wells, who is trying the case alongside assistant prosecutor Tyler McCoy, has said the trial is expected to last through Saturday, Aug. 29. If convicted on the most serious charges, Foster faces life in prison without parole.

The shooting at 8825 Smith's Mill Road North killed two and injured four among about 150 employees working that night. The first 911 call came in around 10:20 p.m., and New Albany police arrived within four minutes.