The family represent “the very best this city has to offer,” it said.Īlso killed in Monday’s attack was Krystle Campbell, who graduated from Medford High School in Massachusetts in 2001. “We are also praying for his mother Denise, our school librarian and sister Jane, another Neighborhood House Charter student, who were seriously injured yesterday,” the statement said. The boy “was a bright, energetic young boy who had big dreams and high hopes for his future, the school said in a statement. Martin attended the Neighborhood House Charter School, according to a school official. “We came here to pay our respects,” the mother told CNN. On Tuesday at the Richard home, a 10-year-old girl who went to school with Martin came by with her mother. He seemed extremely upset and didn’t appear to want to talk, she said. Neighbor Jane Sherman told CNN that William Richard came home Monday night about 10:30. More than a 1,000 people, many holding candles and each other, attended a vigil in Dorchester for Martin and the other two victims Tuesday night. Someone had written “peace” at the end of the driveway, according to the Globe. On the stone steps of the Richards’ blue-gray house, visitors gingerly laid down flowers. Tuesday morning, people arrived at the Richards’ home in the working-class neighborhood dotted with large New England-style homes. Thank you.”Īfter early reports conflicted about whether William Richard ran the marathon, a family spokesperson told CNN Tuesday afternoon that he was a spectator. We also ask for your patience and for privacy as we work to simultaneously grieve and recover. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers.
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“My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries.
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“My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston,” Richard said in a statement Tuesday. The boy’s father, William Richard, is a community leader in the Ashmont section of Dorchester, according to the Globe. ET Tuesday, both were still hospitalized, according to WHDH. Martin’s mother, Denise, and his sister were grievously injured, The Boston Globe reported.ĭenise Richard underwent surgery for an injury to her brain, and Martin’s 6-year-old sister lost her leg, CNN affiliate WHDH reported.