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In the autumn of 2017, the life of a promising University of Missouri student was tragically cut short. Richard Walter Ward III, a 20-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting on the evening of Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Columbia, Missouri. He succumbed to his injuries the following day, on October 8, 2017, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss.

Richard, who was studying psychiatry, was remembered as a vibrant and caring individual with a passion for mu ...Read More
Victim Details

Richard Ward

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2017-10-07

20

Richard

Ward

01/17/2026