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A Concord man arrested on New Year’s Eve for allegedly killing his parents died in jail Thursday after purposely banging his head on something, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
Kirk Richardson, 61, died after apparently banging his head in his cell at the Martinez Detention Facility. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, then taken back to the jail and was given medication by jail staff, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Richardson was allegedly uncooperative with deputies while being taken from the hospital back to jail after he was medically cleared at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday and was later given an undisclosed type of drug by medical staff.
At about 5:50 p.m., a deputy found Richardson unconscious in his cell.
Jail medical staff, deputies, a fire crew and ambulance all responded to provide CPR and first aid but Richardson died at the scene, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Richardson, whose bail was set at $4 million, had been in jail since Dec. 31 after being arrested on suspicion of shooting his parents to death at their home in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue in Concord.
He was facing two counts of murder, with a gun enhancement for each charge, according to court records.
In accordance with the county’s law enforcement-involved fatal incident protocol, both the Sheriff’s Office and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office are investigating Richardson’s death.
–Story by Kiley Russell, Bay City News
