Man awaiting trial today for attempted murder dies by suicide
Brandon Rihardson died by suicide on August 22 at the Shreveport riverfront. Richardson was scheduled to go on trial for attempted murder in a 2021 shooting related to a child custody issue.
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SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — KTBS has confirmed a man who died by suicide Monday morning on the Shreveport riverfront was scheduled to go on trial today for attempted murder in a 2021 shooting related to a child custody issue.
Shreveport police said they responded to the riverfront pavilion to a report of a man threatening to jump into the river. As they approached him, the man pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head, police said.
The Caddo District Attorney’s Office said Brandon Richardson, 32, faced trial on charges of attempted second-degree murder for the Jan. 17, 2021 incident in which he shot his former partner in the chest with a .22 caliber revolver. He also faced trial on charges of false imprisonment with a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. Those charges arose when Richardson pointed his gun at a man on the scene and held both his victim and the man at gunpoint before officers arrived.
The January 2021 shooting occurred during a custody exchange in which Richardson did not want to return the child to the mother. The shooting occurred in the presence of numerous witnesses, including young children.
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