On the morning of November 29, 2009, 42-year-old Lakewood Police Officer Gregory James Richards was killed in a coordinated ambush at a Parkland, Washington coffee shop. Richards and three colleagues had been there before their shifts when a lone gunman, identified as Maurice Clemmons, entered and opened fire. Sergeant Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens and Tina DeLong-Griswold were shot and killed while seated; Richards, who had been at the counter, confronted the attacker. During a struggle Richards shot and wounded Clemmons but was then overpowered and fatally shot with his own service weapon.

The attack set off a two-day manhunt that ended when a Seattle officer spotted a stolen vehicle believed linked to Clemmons. Clemmons was shot and killed after he attempted to flee and failed to comply with commands. An accomplice, Darcus Allen, had been waiting in a truck and later drove Clemmons away from the coffee shop; Allen was arrested and faced legal consequences for his role.

Does anyone have additional information about Richards life, career, or that morning that could help build a fuller picture of him and what happened?