Father of Sandy Hook shooting victim found dead of apparent suicide

The father of a child who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday.

His death comes after two survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 killed themselves in recent days.

Jeremy Richman, 49, was found dead at the town hall in Newtown, Conn., Monday morning. He is the father of Avielle Richman, one of the 20 first-grade students killed during the 2012 shooting.

Richman became active in mental health advocacy and research following his daughter’s death, starting a foundation dedicated to the subject.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on Twitter Monday that he and Richman were friends and praised his advocacy for brain research.

“My god. This is awful, horrible, devastating news. Jeremy was a good friend and an unceasing advocate for better research into the brain’s violence triggers. He was with me in my office two weeks ago, excited as could be about the Avielle Foundation’s latest amazing work.”

My god. This is awful, horrible, devastating news. Jeremy was a good friend and an unceasing advocate for better research into the brain’s violence triggers. He was with me in my office two weeks ago, excited as could be about the Avielle Foundation’s latest amazing work. https://t.co/xhy89JlXG8

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 25, 2019

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