At Rest

Deadly force
Police pursued Ezra Richard, who allegedly shot a postal worker, fired at police suspect, as he fled the scene, shot himself and died after he drove into a ditch. Richard had chased and shot the postal worker in the downtown Monroe at around 2:15 p.m. near the Ouachita Parish School Board office. The postal worker was reportedly shot in the backside and taken to St. Francis Medical Center for treatment. Police pursued Richard, who allegedly fired at them as he fled the scene. Richard then crashed into a ditch and was killed.
This record exists so that Ezra L. Richard, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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