A former police officer charged in the fatal shooting of his daughter’s boyfriend has been scheduled for trial, which will begin 26 months after the killing.

After more than a year of delays as his defense sought to have judges and the district attorney removed from the case, District Judge Sharon Holmes set Shannon Kepler’s case for an Oct. 3 jury trial. Kepler, a nearly 25-year veteran of the Tulsa Police Department, faces a first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 5, 2014, shooting of 19-year-old Jeremey Lake, who had just begun dating Kepler’s daughter, Lisa Kepler. He also was charged with two counts of shooting with intent to kill in connection with allegedly firing at Lisa Kepler and Lake’s 13-year-old brother, whose guardian has since filed a civil suit against Kepler.

Kepler appeared in court Monday morning with his attorney, Richard O’Carroll, who requested that Holmes schedule an August hearing on motions “in case there’s an issue” that needs to be addressed before trial. Holmes set a motions hearing for Aug. 23.