New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: 244
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack
Date of Incident: September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Detective Claude Richards was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Detective Richards was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the New York City Police Department for 18 years. He was assigned to the Bomb Squad. He is survived by his three sisters and two brothers.
He was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his heroic actions.