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• James Edwin Richards was known as a

"controversial" figure in the community,

according to Ruth Galanter, a Venice

city councilwoman. She called Richards'

killing "a straightforward assassination."

Galanter said Richards' stance and

activism against crime had made him a

highly visible obstacle to crime

elements and attracted many enemies

as a result.

• Police believed that two assailants

murdered Jim Richards. Police said his

murderers waited for him and shot him

several times in his driveway after he

returned home in his camper van from

a workout at the gym around 4:15 a.m.