Raemel AnDrieka Joél Richardson, a 31-year-old deputy clerk from Baton Rouge, was killed on March 17, 2021. She was last seen leaving her North Lobdell Boulevard apartment with her boyfriend, Jonathan Bryant, and her 5-year-old daughter. A verbal argument between Richardson and Bryant is believed to have escalated into a shooting; the child later told investigators she was awakened by a loud bang while in the vehicle.

Richardson’s car was later found abandoned and burned in Zachary, and her body was recovered along the Mississippi River shoreline in Hester, St. James Parish. The cause of death was a gunshot wound. Investigators questioned Jonathan Bryant; he acknowledged arguing with Richardson but initially denied involvement. Authorities arrested Bryant and booked him into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon.

Richardson was remembered as a loving mother and a dedicated public servant. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to March 17, 2021, or saw the vehicle after it was abandoned?