Northern Arizona University shooting suspect Steven Jones will be released to his parents in Phoenix while he awaits his trial next April on first degree murder and aggravated assault charges.

Coconino County Superior Court Judge Dan Slayton approved the defense's motion to modify Jones' release conditions Tuesday. He will be under 24-hour surveillance by Maricopa County Adult Probation. Slayton set a trial date of April 4, 2017.

Jones, 19, has been locked up in the Coconino County Detention Facility in Flagstaff in lieu of $2 million bond since he shot four fellow students in an NAU parking lot during an Oct. 9, 2015 confrontation. Jones told police he was acting in self-defense.

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