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Richard Lee Sweet
United States · Aged 47 · Died 10/09/2021
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Suicide
Richard Lee Sweet fatally shot his girlfriend, Joan Cressman, 46. He then fled to his Schuylkill County home, where he fatally shot himself after an hours-long standoff with police following a police chase.
Alleged responsible partyPennsylvania State Police, Lansford Police Department, Carbon County Sheriff's Office, Schuylkill County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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