He is facing five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm, local police said.
on Sunday to the SPD for comment. It was unclear at the time of publication of Richards had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Police and firefighters in Shawnee, a city roughly 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a call about a disturbance and house fire shortly before 3:50 a.m. on Saturday. Firefighters extinguished a blaze in the basement of the house on Goode Drive, police said. Seven people, including Richards, were transported to the hospital for injuries, according to SPD.
The victims were identified as his wife, adult child and four minor children, police said. All six victims were suffering from"laceration injuries of varying degrees" when they were found by officers, police said. The 19-year-old and two of the minor children have been released from the hospital, SPD said, adding that Richards' wife and two other children remain hospitalized. No motive for the attack was shared by authorities.
Richards has been a youth pastor at Crossroads Christian Church in Shawnee since 2016, according to his bio on the church's website. He's described as a"big kid who loves teaching little kids about Jesus" and has been married to his wife since 2003.Read more
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