Richard W. North

How they died

Deadly force

Police were alerted after witnesses observed North walking down the street with one arm around a woman's neck, holding a gun to her head (this was later identified as North's wife). One witness heard shots fired, and the first officer on the scene reports North fired at him. A hostage negotiator was unsuccessful in disarming the victim. A police sniper fired one shot, which felled North.

Why we remember them

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

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