Lieutenant Joseph Oscar Richard - Opelousas Police Dept. - True Life Hero

Joseph Oscar Richard ("J.O.")
- Sep. 28, 2010 -

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Opalousas LA Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	Opelousas LA, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Sep. 28, 2010
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 69 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Opelousas Police Dept. 318 N. Court Street Opelousas, LA 70570 USA
County:	St. Landry Parish
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Lieutenant
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and two children.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Opelousas, LA USA Tue. Sep. 28, 2010
Summary:	Lieutenant J.O. Richard died after contracting Hepatitis C as the result of a blood transfusion received after he was shot in the line of duty. He and another officer had responded to two false alarms at a local bank. Upon responding to a third alarm that morning they encountered two robbery suspects who were fleeing the building. The subjects opened fire on the officers, shooting Lieutenant Richard five times. The wounds and complications caused one of his legs to be amputated above the knee and he required 29 pints of blood, which was unscreened. Some of the blood he received was tainted with Hepatits C, which he contracted. His health continued to deteriorate and he died as a result of the illness on September 28th, 2010.
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Last Updated: May. 29, 2019