Stacy Richard

How they died

Suicide

Stacy Richard reportedly killed himself during a police standoff. At around 8:30 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance at the house. According to police, a woman came outside, but a man was threatening suicide and wouldn't come out, so SWAT was called. At around 11:30, officers went inside and found Richard had hung himself in his garage. Police had shot Richard 16 times after he'd allegedly pointed a gun at officers during a similar incident in February 2014. He'd survived, but lived in constant pain and fear of being charged with felony assault on an officer, according to a lawsuit filed by Richard's widow.

Why we remember them

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

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