Sandy Hook Father, Jeremy Richman, who committed suicide in Newton, CT was in Florida last week.

He was speaking at a small university, but while he was there he visited the parents of a teenager who was slain with 16 other students and staff in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the Associated Press reported.

U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal described Richman as their friend.

“This is awful, horrible, devastating news,” Murphy tweeted. “Jeremy was a good friend and an unceasing advocate for better research into the brain’s violence triggers.”

Blumenthal said Richman’s death was “simply devastating.”

“I was proud to call Jeremy a good friend, a dedicated father, an esteemed researcher and an outstanding human being,” Blumenthal tweeted. “He will be deeply missed by all that knew him.”

In a joint statement, state Sen. Tony Hwang and state Reps. Raghib Allie-Brennan, Mitch Bolinsky and J.P. Sredzinski said they were shocked and saddened by the tragic news.

“Jeremy’s accomplishments were an inspiration to many, and we will miss him,” the statement read.

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes called news of Richman’s death heartbreaking.

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