Jeremy Richman, father of Sandy Hook victim, found dead

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A man whose daughter was killed in a horrific massacre has died by suicide, days after two Parkland shooting survivors killed themselves.

Police said Jeremy Richman, the 49-year-old dad of little Avielle Richman, was found dead outside Edmond Town Hall — a white clapboard structure that sits directly in the centre of the picturesque New England town — about 7am on Monday, theJeremy was the father of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Avielle Richman, who was six years old when she was killed.

Mr Richman was a neuroscientist who was studying the human brain and exploring whether there are neurological signs that predispose people toward violent acts. Richman with President Barack Obama during a 2013 news conference about the need to reduce gun violence at the White House, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Pic: AP“He had such a clear purpose of what he wanted to do to honour his daughter,” a family member of one of the Sandy Hook shooting victims told local newspaper the. “I’m just shocked. I’m sitting in my car right now crying. The foundation was doing really important work and was doing such good things.

 

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This is so sad. How the gun laws didn’t alter one iota after Sandy Hook remains one of life’s mysteries, a blight on America and the WhiteHouse. The poor father of this little girl must have been suffering so much. It’s just heart-breaking. realDonaldTrump

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