John Randolph

Deadly force

Police said that at around 6:30 a.m., police responded to a call of a man in his 30s with a gun who had threatened his mother. Police encountered John Randolph barricaded in the home and were communicating with him for some time. Around 7:50 a.m. Richards ran out of the house brandishing a handgun, and at least one police officer shot and killed him. Officers Christine Suarez and Tremayne Barnes were put on paid administrative leave. The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. Randolph had mental and drug issues according to his parents,