Who were the victims in the Washington Navy Yard shooting?
Thirteen people were killed when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, Sept. 16. The shooter himself was killed in a gun b...
Richard Michael Ridgell, 52, Brooklyn Park, Md. Richard Michael Ridgell was working for a private security contractor at the Navy Yard. He was a Maryland State Police trooper from 1983 to 2000.
Ridgell's family described him as a loving and funny man and a successful softball coach to his three daughters.
"He was so much more than a shooting victim," his daughter, Megan Ridgell, said. "He was an amazing person."