Carrie CD McCord, 56, was a special education teacher at McCracken County High School who was found shot to death in the backyard of her Harrison Street home in Paducah, Kentucky, on May 12, 2020. Emergency responders arrived after reports of shots fired around 1:30 p.m., and McCord was pronounced dead at the scene. Known for her dedication to students and her belief that no one was beyond help, she had been assisting a former inmate after his 2019 parole release.

Police quickly identified 56-year-old Kelvin L. Richardson as a suspect; he was detained a few blocks from McCord’s home while fleeing on a bicycle. McCord had obtained an Interpersonal Protective Order against Richardson in March 2020 after he began causing problems, but investigators say he disregarded the order, returned to her home armed, demanded she summon neighbors, and shot her when she refused.

Richardson was charged with murder, first-degree fleeing or evading police, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and violation of an Interpersonal Protective Order. Does anyone have information about McCord, her work at the high school, or the neighborhood around Harrison Street in 2020?