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Leonard Richardson

Funeral services for Leonard Richardson, 27, of Carrollton are scheduled for 2:00pm, Friday, May 29, 2009, at Hiett's LyBrand Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Bryan Easley officiating. Burial will follow at Morence Cemetery under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point.

Leonard passed away May 25, 2009, in Carrollton.

Leonard Hugh “Jr.” Richardson was born June 12, 1981, in Mesquite to Mondo DeLuna and Renee Lynn Richardson DeLuna. He was raised in the Dallas/Carrollton area and attended R. L. Turner High School in Carrollton. He married Jamie Chivers and they had two children. Leonard worked with his father in the family’s remodeling business, M.D. Services. He was an outdoor person and loved riding motorcycles, fishing, offroading and playing in the mud in his truck.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Peggy Joles; and his uncle, Robert Richardson, II.

Leonard is survived by his parents, Mondo DeLuna of Carrollton and Renee DeLuna of Carrollton; wife, Jamie Richardson of McKinney; son, Logan Richardson of McKinney; daughter, Lyla Richardson of McKinney; siblings Michelle, DeLuna of Carrollton, Danny Blankenship of Gun Barrell City, Jason Hurst of Carrollton, Brandi Rainwater of Kemp, Matthew Turner of Kemp, Craig Allen Turner of Kemp, and Hayley Turner of Kemp; grandparents, Robert Richardson of Edgewood, Patsy Walters and husband, Fred of Kemp, Leonard Turner of Plano and Benny Joles of Idaho; best friend, Sarah Loughran of Carrollton; and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be Thursday evening, 6:00-8:00pm, at the funeral home in Wills Point.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:55:00
Leonard Richardson
Staff Writer

Services for Leonard Richardson, 27, Carrollton were held at 2 p.m., May 29 at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point, with Brother Bryan Easley officiating.

Burial followed at Morence Cemetery in Edgewood.

Mr. Richardson passed away May 25, 2009, in Carrollton.

He was born June 12, 1981, in Mesquite to Mondo DeLuna and Renee Lynn Richardson DeLuna. He was raised in the Dallas/Carrollton area and attended R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton. He worked with his father in the family’s remodeling business, M.D. Services.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Peggy Joles; and his uncle, Robert Richardson, II.

Survivors include his parents, Mondo DeLuna, Carrollton and Renee DeLuna, Edgewood; wife, Jamie Richardson; son, Logan Richardson; daughter, Lyla Richardson, all of McKinney; siblings Michelle, DeLuna, Carrollton, Danny Blankenship, Gun Barrell City, Jason Hurst, Carrollton, Brandi Rainwater, Matthew Turner Craig Allen Turner and Hayley Turner all of Kemp; grandparents, Robert Richardson, Edgewood, Patsy Walters and husband, Fred, Kemp, Leonard Turner, Plano and Benny Joles, Idaho; best friend, Sarah Loughran, Carrollton; and other relatives and friends.

Van Zandt News Paper

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Police: Carrollton man killed intervening in argument in Dallas, police said
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A Carollton man was shot to death while trying to intervene in an argument Monday evening in the parking lot of fast food restaurant in northwest Dallas, police said.

Leonard Richardson, 27, was pronounced dead 7:15 p.m. outside the Dairy Queen near the intersection of Rosemeade Parkway and Marsh Lane, according to reports. The area is in the portion of Dallas that is in Denton County.

Richardson, who was with at least three other people, arrived at the restaurant where they parked their vehicle, said Sgt. Gene Reyes, Dallas homicide detective.

That group, he added, planned to walk to a nearby apartment complex to go swimming, Reyes said.

Richardson, however, noticed another group of people arguing in the parking lot and he intervened, Reyes said.

"I guess he didn't like the way they were carrying on," Reyes said.

But members of the group turned on Richardson and started beating him, Reyes said.

"Then someone pulls a gun and shoots him," the detective said.

Richardson was shot in the head and chest, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office, which handles cases from Denton County.

Several witnesses were interviewed by detectives, who heard more than one interpretation of what happened, Reyes said.

"Our story is a lot clearer now," Reyes said Tuesday morning.

Reyes, at 2:30 p.m., said detectives had developed a photo line up of a possible suspect, which was being shown to witnesses, but no arrest was reported
 

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Homicide outside Carrollton Dairy Queen falls in Dallas' jurisdiction
12:43 PM Wed, May 27, 2009 | Permalink
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What a difference a few feet can make for police.

My cops-beat colleague Scott Goldstein reported in today's paper that Leonard Hugh Richardson was shot to death Monday night while trying to break up a fight in a Dairy Queen parking lot in the 3400 block of Rosemeade Parkway. The 27-year-old victim's mother watched the attack unfold, police said.

The Dairy Queen's address is in Carrollton, but Dallas police are working the homicide because the parking lot is considered their jurisdiction. A detective told Scott the shooting happened just inside Dallas' city limits -- sparing Carrollton its fourth homicide of the year (the third happened Friday).

While Dallas police say the area has been problematic, that was news to Carrollton police.

"For us, it's a fairly quiet neighborhood," said Dustin Bartram, a Carrollton police spokesman.

Anyone with information about the slaying is asked to call Dallas police at 214-671-3661 or e-mail the homicide unit.
 

Carrollton man shot, killed in Dairy Queen parking lot while attempting to stop an argument
By Pegasus News wire

Leonard Richardson, 27, was walking Monday evening (May 25) with family and friends through the parking lot of the Dairy Queen near Rosemeade and Marsh, when he noticed a group of people arguing.

When Richardson attempted to intervene, he was immediately set upon by the arguers, one of whom pulled a gun and shot him. Richardson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Dallas police have identified a suspect in the shooting and a warrant is in the works.
 

Dallas Dairy Queen Shooting Victim Identified
Shooting victim Leonard H. Richardson

Police have identified the victim of a deadly shooting at a Carrollton Dairy Queen Restaurant on May 25th.

According to officials, 27-year-old Leonard Richardson of Dallas was gunned down in the parking lot of the Dairy Queen in the 3400 block of Rosemeade Parkway.

The restaurant will be closed until Friday and counselors were brought in to talk with staff. Tuesday the Roundtable Corporation, an independently owned Dairy Queen® franchisee, issued a statement that said, in part, "Our restaurant will be temporarily closed as we install increased security measures and counsel with employees. We are very proud of the brave and professional manner in which our employees handled the unfortunate incident, and for their assistance to law enforcement officers in their investigation."

Police believe as many as 10 people, including Richardson, were involved in a physical confrontation around 7:30 pm and that sometime during or after the fight several shots were fired. At the crime scene, shell casing markers indicated at least 10 shots had been fired.

Tuesday Dairy Queen management confirmed that there are video surveillance cameras inside the restaurant, but none outside.

Detectives don't believe Richardson knew his killers and say there was no evidence the victim was robbed. Witnesses to the crime told police that after the shooting four people ran from the scene into a nearby apartment complex.

Police are said to have good leads in the case and a possible shooting suspect in mind, but so far no arrests have been made.
 

LEONARD HUGH
RICHARDSON

Husband, Father & Son
JUNE 12, 1981
MAY 25, 2009

Morince Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas