Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Fox News reports:
Police in Irving, Texas, have identified the man who shot and killed himself outside of GOP Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s home as former campaign staffer Chris Dillard, according to a report Thursday.
Dillard, 55, served as Van Duyne’s communications director from November 2019 to April 2020 and was a prominent local GOP activist. The Irving Police Department confirmed his identity on Thursday, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Van Duyne was at her home in Irving on Wednesday afternoon when she heard a gunshot and saw a man lying in the front yard. The lawmaker called police and officers discovered the man, later identified as Dillard. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read the full article. There’s likely going to be much more to this story.
Texas congresswoman @Bethvanduyne ‘shocked’ after man killed himself outside her house, in gated community https://t.co/9WKYPgtS0z
— Todd J. Gillman (@toddgillman) February 11, 2021
Update: Police have identified a man who killed himself outside of Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s Irving home, police said.
Van Duyne said in a statement: “I am still shocked and grieving that Chris would take his life. We had known each other for years.”https://t.co/PVpVVvnoOZ
— WFAA (@wfaa) February 11, 2021
Richard Christian “Chris” Dillard, 55, worked on Van Duyne’s campaign as communications director from Nov 2019 – April 2020 according to his LinkedIn profile. Police say motive for the suicide outside Van Duyne’s home is unclear, and they may never know why he did it. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/TlhUp7QPWN
— Lynnanne Nguyen (@LynnanneFOX4) February 11, 2021
Irving PD briefing media on the suicide outside Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne’s home last night. A rep for the congresswoman confirms she knew the man for years, he’d been to her home several times & they were good friends. IPD confirms the man has been ID’d as Chris Dillard @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/wjuqviXn3t
— Lynnanne Nguyen (@LynnanneFOX4) February 11, 2021