Richard Spirlet

How they died

Suicide

At approximately 6:30 p.m., Richard Spirlet drove his truck to Braley Hill Road, where he drove over the lawn, struck a telephone pole and entered the residence, which was the home of a relative. Inside, Spirlet threatened a family member and fired a round off inside the home before leaving. The man was in the process of driving off when Rochester and Freetown Police officers arrived. The man exited his truck, a black Toyota Tundra, holding two handguns and asked officers to shoot him. Officers asked the man to drop his weapons. He fired one shot into the passenger side door of his truck. The man again approached officers and requested that they shoot him and then shot and killed himself.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Richard Spirlet, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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