Ronald Levert Richardson

District of Columbia Department of Corrections — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch October 7, 1991

Age 36

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Correctional Officer Ronald Richardson was assassinated during a court case in which he was a key witness. The case stemmed from a 1990 incident in which he and another officer had been taken hostage after they confronted a man in a halfway house who was smoking crack cocaine. Officer Richardson was leaving his home at 7:30 am when he was shot and killed by a professional hit man as he got into his car. The shooting occurred in the 5700 block of Blaine Street, NE. The suspect was arrested and convicted of his murder. Officer Richardson had served with the District of Columbia Department of Corrections for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Richardson gave the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of the District of Columbia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Richardson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department District of Columbia Department of Corrections

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity dcdcorr.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 1991

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Convicted

Correctional Officer Ronald Levert Richardson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At District of Columbia Department of Corrections, 7 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

District of Columbia Department of Corrections

of 7 officers

100% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious