Officer Gregory James Richards, age 42

Lost to gun violence on November 29, 2009 in Lakewood, Washington.

Photo sources:

• Police Officer Gregory James Richards
• Gregory James “Greg” Richards (1967-2009) - Find...

News sources:

• Behind the Badge Foundation: Richards, Officer Gregory J. - Behind the Badge Foundation
• https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article266645336.html
• The Seattle Times: Officers, neighbors keep watch over fallen officer’s family
• The Seattle Times: Officer Gregory Richards: Loving family man was ‘the golden boy’
• The Seattle Times: A day that ‘hurt your heart’: 10 years ago, 4 Lakewood police officers were shot down
• 4 Wash. State Police Officers Gunned Down

Also killed were:

• Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, age 37
• Officer Tina Gail DeLong-Griswold, age 40
• Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, age 39

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Lakewood, WA - February 10, 2024
• Lakewood, WA - January 22, 2024
• Lakewood, WA - May 15, 2023
• Lakewood, WA - January 2, 2022
• Lakewood, WA - June 9, 2020