Father of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Dies of Suicide

(KNX 1070) -- The father of one of the children killed in the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting has reportedly died of suicide.

Jeremy Richman, 49, father of Avielle, a 6-year-old, who was one of the 20 children murdered in a mass shooting, was discovered at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Connecticut where he had an office. "This is a heartbreaking event for the Richman family and the Newtown Community as a whole, the police department's prayers are with the Richman family right now, and we ask that the family be given privacy in this most difficult time," said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde.

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

The news comes after a second survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was found dead of apparent suicide on Saturday night.