US EditionConcord Man Suspected In Murder Of Parents Dead At Martinez Jail
Kirk Richardson, charged with fatally shooting his parents, died after repeatedly injuring himself in jail; authorities are investigating his death amid his history of mental illness.
- On Thursday, Kirk Laroy Richardson, 61, was found dead in his jail cell at the Martinez Detention Facility while held for the Dec. 31 killings of William Richardson, 90, and Joyce Richardson, 85.
- Richardson was charged last week with murdering Joyce Richardson, 85, and William Richardson, 90, in a Dec. 31 shooting at their Concord, California home, and neighbors and court records cite longstanding threats and weapons seized from the Concord home.
- Early Thursday morning, jail medical staff responded at about 5:38 a.m. after Richardson repeatedly banged his head, and medics released him back to the Martinez Detention Facility at 8:30 a.m. where he received medication.
- The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death has not yet been determined, and Richardson faced 50 years to life if convicted; both offices will jointly investigate under a fatal-incident protocol.
- The county's hospital didn’t immediately respond Friday about Richardson’s medical clearance, which officials say occurred after he was released at 8:30 a.m. and given medication, as the DA investigates the incident protocol.
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Days after allegedly killing parents, Martinez man dies after banging his head into jail wall, sheriff says
MARTINEZ — Less than two weeks after he allegedly killed both his parents inside their Concord home, a Martinez man smashed his own head into the wall of his jail cell, then died hours later, after being treated at a hospital, according to police. Kirk Richardson, 61, repeatedly banged his head into the wall of his cell at the Martinez Detention Facility around 5:45 a.m. Thursday. He was hospitalized, cleared, returned to a jail cell, then found…
Days after allegedly killing parents, Martinez man dies from banging his own head into jail wall, sheriff says
MARTINEZ — Less than two weeks after he allegedly killed both his parents inside their Concord home, a Martinez man smashed his own head into the wall of his jail cell, then died hours later, after being treated at a hospital, according to police. Kirk Richardson, 61, banged his head into the wall of his cell at the Martinez Detention Facility repeatedly at around 5:45 a.m. Thursday morning. He was hospitalized, cleared, returned to a jail cell,…
Concord man accused of killing parents dies in custody
A 61-year-old Concord man accused of killing his parents on New Year’s Eve died in custody Thursday, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said. Kirk Richardson died at the Martinez Detention Facility after being found unconscious inside his jail cell Thursday evening, according to the sheriff’s office. Earlier that morning, Richardson reportedly suffered head injuries from purposely banging his head inside his cell, the sheriff’s office said…
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