Father of Sandy Hook victim Avielle Richman found dead at Edmond Town Hall after apparent suicide [View all]
Source: Hartford Courant
Father of Sandy Hook victim Avielle Richman found dead at Edmond Town Hall after apparent suicide
By NICHOLAS RONDINONE HARTFORD COURANT MAR 25, 2019 11:26 AM
The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said. ... The death of Jeremy Richman, 49, appears to be suicide, police said, but the office of the chief medical examiner is investigating the exact cause of death. ... Richman was found by officers, who were called to the building on Main Street about 7 a.m.
"This is a heartbreaking event for the Richman family and the Newtown Community as a whole, the police department's prayers are with the Richman family right now, and we ask that the family be given privacy in this most difficult time," said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde, a spokesman for the department.
Richman, active on issues of mental health, had an office for the Avielle Foundation at Edmond Town Hall. ... Richman just hosted an event at the Edmond Town Hall on March. It was the third one he had organized. After her speech Richman held an audience engagement session. Several Sandy Hook families attended the conference.
"He had such a clear purpose of what he wanted to do to honor his daughter," One of the family members said. "I'm just shocked. I'm sitting in my car right now crying. The foundation was doing really important work and was doing such good things." ... Richman and his wife, Jennifer Hensel, were among the Sandy Hook families who filed a lawsuit against Infowars host Alex Jones, who long claimed on his show that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.
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Hat tip, Popehat:
A real feather in the cap of Alex Jones and his fans.
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