Richard represented the best of the
Fifth District, the best of Maryland, and the best of America. All of
us across the region were shocked and devastated when we learned of the
attack that took his life. We were deeply dismayed as well to learn
that the suspect in Richard's murder belonged to an alleged online
white supremacist group with references in its name to Nazism and to
the so-called `Alt-Right' movement that espouses xenophobia and racial
hatred. The FBI is now investigating, and Richard's murderer must be
held to account under the full weight of our laws. In viewing this tragedy, it is easy to get caught up in the details
of who perpetrated the crime and why.
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